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...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 17, 2011 | Comics
Many imprints have existed in comics over the years. Some successful (Top Cow, Wildstorm), and most unsuccessful (too many to list) but the Ultimate Marvel Universe is arguably the most surprisingly successful of them all. It started as a simple idea. There were some...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 16, 2011 | Features, Films
Guilty Pleasure: The Parent Trap By Todd Ritter You’re a teenage girl sent to summer camp. When you arrive, you come face to face with a fellow camper who looks exactly like you. Instead of being curious about this coincidence, the two of you rebel, engaging in an...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 11, 2011 | Books, Reviews
Harper Voyager Release date: October 18, 2011 $23.95 I recently had a conversation with a lady friend about the books I read, and she said that they are all about “scrappy individualists against the world.” At first I was like, “you’re full of shit…” and then I...
by Kate (and Dan) | Nov 10, 2011 | Comics
Howdy, Faithful Readers! Kate is taking the reins of the blog this week. Kate (and Dan) Reads Comics is more than just reviews of the latest offerings from your Local Comic shop. This week we branch out into the world of video, specifically “Scooby Doo Meets Batman”....
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 8, 2011 | Features, Home Entertainment
Warner Home Video MSRP: $24.98 Release date: October 18, 2011 Starring the voices of Bryan Cranston, Ben McKenzie, Eliza Dushku, Jon Polito, Alex Rocco, Katee Sackhoff Screenplay by Tab Murphy Directed by Lauren Montgomery and Sam Liu Batman Year One was originally...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 7, 2011 | Features, Films
Last week, director Ridley Scott shared words with The Wall Street Journal about his next project: His return to the world of BLADE RUNNER. Some would argue he never really left since, over the years, he has put together a director’s cut and then worked with...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 4, 2011 | Features, Films
Written and Directed by J.C. Chandor Starring: Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Stanley Tucci, Jeremy Irons, Demi Moore, Zachary Quinto, Simon Baker Going into Margin Call, I expected to be at sea with much of the economic information about the speculation that led to the...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 3, 2011 | Comics
You need to read Spider-Man. Now. Spider-Man. One of the most iconic and well-known fictional characters of all time, everyone knows who he is. And right now we are in the best (yes, I wrote it) era of Spider-Man. Ever. Over the course of 40-some years, more than 10...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 3, 2011 | Features, Films
I grew up on 21 JUMP STREET. At the time, it seemed great. Years later, I watched it on DVD and realized that some was good and some of it was…not so good. So while I am nostalgic about it, I am not putting the source material on a pedestal. With that...
