Crime Archives

REVIEW: Snowpiercer – Season 1, Episode 1 “First, The Weather Changed”

brettstevens | May 24, 2020 | 0

Tomorrow Studios is a company I’ve been following ever since I heard they were going to make adaptations of Cowboy Bebop and One Piece. When I found out they were behind this new adaptation of Snowpiercer, I knew I had to check it out. I finally moved Bong Jong Ho’s 2013 film up to the … ...

REVIEW: Capone (2020)

brettstevens | May 15, 2020 | 2

When Capone was initially announced, I was pretty excited. Ever since high school, the Prohibition era and the criminals who exploited the law, particularly Al Capone, have fascinated me. I’ve read his Crime Library entry far too many times to count and watched many of his portrayals on film a...

Louis Leterrier To Direct Bright 2

brettstevens | May 8, 2020 | 0

Louis Leterrier is going from the Jade Giant to orcs on the beat. Deadline reports that the Incredible Hulk director is in negotiations to helm Bright 2, with the original film’s director, David Ayer, focusing on his Dirty Dozen remake and Netflix films like an adaptation of Harlan Coben’s Six D...

CBS Passes on Lincoln Lawyer Pilot

brettstevens | May 5, 2020 | 0

Mickey Haller won’t be taking your case. Deadline reports that CBS has passed on the Lincoln Lawyer pilot. The show hails from iconic showrunner David E Kelley and would have starred The Glades’ Kiele Sanchez, who was to play office manager Lorna, and Logan Marshall-Green, who was set to suc...

Chris Pine to Star in The Saint for Paramount

brettstevens | Apr 22, 2020 | 0

It looks like Chris Pine may go from Captain Kirk to Simon Templar. Variety reports that the Star Trek star has signed on to topline Paramount’s long-gestating adaptation of The Saint as development on a fourth Trek continues. The project – which previously had Guardians of the Galaxy’s Ch...

Perry Mason Trailer Arrives Online

brettstevens | Apr 20, 2020 | 0

An iconic lawyer is back on the case as the first trailer for HBO’s new Perry Mason limited series starring The Americans’ Matthew Rhys – who succeeds Raymond Burr and Monte Markam in the role – has arrived online. Amid the noir ambiance, Mason is called on to solve the case at hand,...