by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 14, 2012 | Features, Films
Directed by Brad Bird Written by Josh Applebaun and Andre Nemec Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton, Michael Nyqvist, Tom Wilkinson Once upon a time I was a Tom Cruise fan. And then I wasn’t. And despite the great job he does in MI-GP, and he...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 13, 2012 | Features, Films
Directed by Jason Reitman Written by Diablo Cody Starring Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, Patrick Wilson, Elizabeth Reaser This is a gutsy movie. Gutsy and brave. The audience prepared to spend two hours and $12 bucks on an almost totally unlikable woman has to be...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 7, 2012 | Features, Films
Director: Tomas Alfredson Wr:iters Bridget O’Connor (screenplay), Peter Straughan (screenplay), John le Carré (novel) Stars: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, John Hurt, One faithful, successful adaptation of a book is a miracle. To try for two is tempting...
by Crimespree Magazine | Dec 30, 2011 | Features, Films
Written and Directed by Michel Hazanavisius Starring: Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller This is a film impossible to imagine without the face and talent of Jean Dujardin, its lead actor. If anyone can resurrect the type of...
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...