by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 17, 2011 | Features, Home Entertainment
Warner Home Video Release date: Sept 6th, 2011 MSRP: $69.99 Blu-ray, $59.99 DVD When FRINGE first began, I had fears they would not be able to maintain the high level of quality, that they would lose their way, like THE X-FILES. But I am happy to say that that is not...
by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 16, 2011 | Features, Films
Director: Gavin O’Connor Writer: Gavin O’Connor (screenplay, story), Anthony Tambakis (screenplay), Cliff Dorfman (screenplay, story) Stars: Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Morrison, Frank Grillo, Kevin Dunn On its face Warrior sounds like...
by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 15, 2011 | Books, Comics
Here’s the trick to reading zombie fiction: You are going to have to read/wade through an ocean of mediocre crap to find the books that make you say, “Right on.” That’s it, that’s all there is to it. Some are, at very least, entertaining, while some outright suck and...
by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 13, 2011 | Books
Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc. Pub date: April 2011 MSRP: $24.95 I spotted this on the shelf in the true crime section of Barnes and Noble. The cover nailed me. A wraparound photograph of two tattooed hands pressed over a man’s face with his eyes barely showing....
by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 11, 2011 | Books
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Pub date: July 2011 MSRP: $26.95 I’d like to suggest an alternate title for this book. I’m thinking of something along the lines of Whiskey Tango Hell (“whiskey tango” is phonetics for white trash, hell should be self explanatory)....
by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 10, 2011 | Features, Home Entertainment
Release date: August 2, 2011 Shout Factory MSRP: $14.93 Starring the voices of Tom Kenny, David Boat, Steve Blum, Travis Willingham, Charles Adler, Alimi Ballard, Tara Strong. Runtime: 150 minutes Based on a line of Hasbro action figures, The Super Hero Squad Show is...
by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 10, 2011 | Features, Home Entertainment
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Release date: Aug 16, 2011 MSRP: $35.99 Upon watching PRIEST, I got the impression that this might have been based on a video game. Truth be told, I kind of got the impression that I might have been watching a video game. Scott Stewart...
by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 9, 2011 | Features, Films
Directed by Rupert Wyatt Written by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver Starring: James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton Never be fooled by an overly exultant review by a critic you know to be untrustworthy. I went against my instincts to Rise of the...
by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 8, 2011 | Features, Home Entertainment
Fox Home Entertainment Release date: Aug 23, 2011 MSRP: $19.95 Stars: Matt Salinger, Ronny Cox, Ned Beatty, Darren McGavin, Michael Nouri, Scott Paulin, Kim Gillingham. Written by Stephen Tolkin and Lawrence J. Block, based on characters created by Joe Simon and Jack...
