“Santosh” Exceeding and falling to expectations [MOVIE REVIEW] It is unlikely you will see a bleaker movie than”Santosh,” the outstanding feature directorial debut of documentarian Sandhya Suri. Opening Neely Swanson January 9, 2025
All the Light We Cannot See – Blind to storytelling [TELEVISION REVIEW] When watching a filmed version, whether good or bad, of a popular or beloved novel, there are several things one Neely Swanson November 18, 2023
“Paris Police 1905” – Into a modern era kicking and screaming [TELEVISION SERIES] “Paris Police 1905” is the sequel to “Paris Police 1900” and almost as juicy. Like the original series, many of Neely Swanson November 10, 2023
Honorable mention: “Hermosa Rainbow.” photo by Homer Herandez “Francesca and Padrino.” story by H.E. Kamiya Foster family letters trace Italian family’s rise from poverty to prosperity by H.E. Kamiya I was young, single and well Special Contributor August 12, 2023
CW Comedies – Blame Canada [TELEVISION REVIEWS] TV New, Now and Soon So many shows, so little time. Some of these new series you will have already Neely Swanson July 28, 2023
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
“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
“Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence” – Hard to retrieve [TELEVISION REVIEW] Under the category of “truth is stranger than fiction,” “Stolen Youth,” the story of the cult of ex-con Larry Ray, Neely Swanson February 4, 2023
“Welcome to Chippendales” – Undressed [TELEVISION REVIEWS] “Welcome to Chippendales,” the salacious and sordid account of the now-iconic role-reversal strip club should be better than it is. Neely Swanson November 19, 2022
“Cheeky Business” or Dial 3615 Monique [TELEVISION REVIEW] He’s a geek, she’s beautiful, and the third thinks he’s cool. Welcome to the world of “Cheeky Business,” the new Neely Swanson November 11, 2022
“Kinpika” – Peaks your interest [TELEVISION REVIEW] Based on a series of books by Jirô Asada, written for television by Shin’ichi Hisamatsu, and expertly directed with style Neely Swanson September 29, 2022
“Reasonable Doubt” – Justifiable [TELEVISION REVIEW] Legal shows are a dime a dozen. Well maybe not a dime because most of them are about very expensive Neely Swanson September 27, 2022
“Reboot” – Again Please [TELEVISION REVIEW] “Reboot,” from the deviously clever mind of Steven Levitan (“Modern Family”), is one laugh out loud moment after another, played Neely Swanson September 24, 2022
“Paris Police 1900” – Yesterday and Today [TELEVISION REVIEW] Corruption, murder, right wing fanatics, anarchists, sex, blackmail. As the French would say, “délicieux.” 1900, thought of as the Belle Neely Swanson September 19, 2022
“Tell Me Lies” – Tell something I don’t know [TELEVISION REVIEW] “Tell Me Lies,” the new Hulu series, sets out to fill in that gap we didn’t know existed between “Beverly Neely Swanson September 6, 2022