by Crimespree Magazine | Dec 16, 2011 | Features, Films
Directed and Written by Alexander Payne (with Nat Faxon and Jim Rash. Based on a novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings Starring: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Nick Krause, Beau Bridges, Robert Forster, Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard This is not a comedy. That’s...
by Crimespree Magazine | Dec 9, 2011 | Features, Films
Directed by Clint Eastwood Written by Dustin Lance Black Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts, Josh Lucas, Judi Dench Plot: This, of course, is the story of J. Edgar Hoover, the man who headed the F.B.I from 1924 to 1972. For me, the movie’s most...
by Crimespree Magazine | Dec 2, 2011 | Films
Written and Directed by Pedro Almodovar, based on Mygale by Thierry Jonquet Starring: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Bianca Suarez, Jan Cornet, Roberto Alamo, Marisa Paredes There are films that, given time, begin to seem stronger than your initial reaction and ones...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 25, 2011 | Features, Films
Written and Directed by Jeff Nichols Starring; Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Shea Whigham, Tova Stewart, Kathy Baker Here’s one that goes on my top ten list for 2011. Plot: Curtis LaForche (Michael Shannon) begins to have incredibly vivid nightmares. The dreams...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 19, 2011 | Films
Martha Marcy May Marlene Written and Directed by Sean Durkin Starring: Elizabeth Olsen, Sarah Paulsen, Hugh Dancy, John Hawkes A few weeks ago, I read an article about how the dearth of young leading men in Hollywood spells trouble down the way for the plethora of...