New TV on MHz Choice – Easy to choose [TELEVISION REVIEW] “Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games: The 70s” The third season of this fun French adaptation of Agatha Christie short stories and Neely Swanson July 27, 2023
“Based on a True Story” and “The Horror of Delores Roach” [TELEVISION REVIEW] “Based on a True Story” – Story, in any case “Based on a True Story” is a dark comedy that Neely Swanson July 25, 2023
“Revoir Paris” – For the first time [MOVIE REVIEW] Immersed in the effect a tragic event holds over memory, denial, shame, self and the ability to move on, Alice Neely Swanson July 20, 2023
“Close to Vermeer” – Very personal [MOVIE REVIEW] Alas and alack. The extraordinary Vermeer exhibition in Amsterdam at the Rijksmuseum is over. Running from February 10 until June Neely Swanson July 15, 2023
“They Cloned Tyrone” – Not a copy but an original [MOVIE REVIEW] “They Cloned Tyrone” is never entirely what you think it will be. Crossing genre lines many times, Juel Taylor, director Neely Swanson July 13, 2023
“The Miracle Club” Lourdesie Lourdesie [MOVIE REVIEW] If “The Miracle Club” starred Jane Brown, Susie White and Mary Jones this slight piece would have gone straight to Neely Swanson July 13, 2023
“Afire” – Flames without heat [MOVIE REVIEW] Christian Petzold, writer and director of “Afire,” is a metaphorical storyteller. His movies “Phoenix,” “Transit” and “Undine” are films where Neely Swanson July 12, 2023
“Primo” – First in many ways [TELEVISION REVIEWS] “Primo,” is a coming of age comedy based on the life of Shea Serrano, a former middle school science teacher, Neely Swanson July 7, 2023
“The Out-Laws” – Should be outlawed [MOVIE REVIEW] “The Out-Laws,” conceived by Evan Turner and developed by Turner and Adam Devine as a starring vehicle for Devine, started Neely Swanson July 7, 2023
“Make Me Famous” – or Rich [MOVIE] Brian Vincent’s documentary, deceptively about artist Edward Brezinski, isn’t really about Brezinski at all. “Make Me Famous” asks more questions Neely Swanson July 6, 2023
“Biosphere” – A safe place? [MOVIE] “Biosphere” is that rare creature that has only two characters and a fixed set, common in theater and rare on Neely Swanson July 4, 2023
“Scarlet”- A fable [MOVIE REVIEW] “Scarlet” is a poetic fairy tale, often floating like the red sails the heroine longs for. Directed by Pietro Marcello Neely Swanson June 20, 2023
Dylanfest 33 Photos by Garth Meyer The 33rd annual, eight-hour Dylanfest took place May 27 at Torrance Cultural Arts Center, celebrating songs Garth Meyer June 10, 2023
“All Man: The International Male Story” – Male order [MOVIE REVIEWS] Peter Jones, an Emmy Award-winning writer, has constructed a lovely, fluffy biography of the mail order catalog that swept the Neely Swanson June 6, 2023
“Blue Jean” – A bit faded [MOVIE REVIEW] It’s easy in this day and age of same sex marriage to forget about the years of discrimination faced by Neely Swanson June 2, 2023
“Monica” – Schmonica [MOVIE REVIEW] There’s no way around it. This is an excruciatingly long movie on a topic that could have been interesting had Neely Swanson May 6, 2023