by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 8, 2006 | Features
Hollywoodland. On June 16th, 1959 actor George Reeves, best known for playing Superman on TV, killed himself. That is the official story. To this day, there is still controversy over whether he killed himself or was murdered. In Hollywoodland, a 1950s private...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 11, 2006 | Features
Lucky Number Slevin: In the case of Slevin, vengeance is sweet indeed. I will start out by saying that Lucky Number Slevin is about revenge; on the surface, and at the heart of it. I make mention of both because things are not what they appear to be. Some of the...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 11, 2006 | Films
Fans of hard-boiled literature and cinema MUST see Brick. This is a fantastic small film (made for $500K) that is refreshing in this day and age of exotic locals and huge explosions. Brendan, our hero, is a loner that sits on the edge of society. He coolly watches the...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 24, 2006 | Home Entertainment
Inside Man really isn’t anything we have not seen before: a caper flick that tries to keep its viewers guessing until the very end. Sound familiar? It should because it has been done a million times. But Inside Man has some things going for it that the others...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 17, 2006 | Home Entertainment
FREEDOMLAND Brenda Martin (Julianne Moore), is a single mom who works at a day care at the Armstrong housing project in Dempsy, New Jersey. Brenda lives in the predominately white, blue-collar town of Gannon, which is connected to Dempsy. As the movie opens, Brenda is...
