by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 29, 2011 | Features, Films
Directed by Errol Morris Perhaps if I’d seen this film on a day other than the one when Amy Winehouse died, I might have watched it in a totally different light. But I didn’t, and so its exploitation of a possibly insane woman over the course of ninety minutes wore a...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 22, 2011 | Features, Films
Written and Directed by Terrence Malick Starring: Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain, Sean Penn, Hunter McCracken I saw this several weeks ago and frankly have found it difficult to write about. At its center, there is a fairly traditional story of a somewhat abusive yet...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 15, 2011 | Features, Films
Directed by Michael Winterbottom, and based on a British TV Series. No writers listed. Starring, Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Clair Keelan It may be that you need to have lived in northern England to completely enjoy this film. It may be that you have to have a reverence...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 8, 2011 | Features, Films
Written and Directed by J.J. AbramsStarring Joel Courtney, Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning, Riley Griffiths, Ron Eldard Released June, 2011 Somehow I missed the warning that Super 8 was a kid’s movie. I remembered fondly back on the days when our little family took in...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jun 24, 2011 | Features, Films
Directed and Written by Woody AllenStarring: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Michael Sheen, Kathy BatesWatching Midnight in Paris I couldn’t help but wonder if today’s youth (if they even take in such movies) would be able to identify a lot of the famous personages who...
