Trek

Star Trek Beyond (2016)

First published by Little White Lies Star Trek Beyond begins with a diplomatic mission gone comically wrong. Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) appears bearing a gift – a relic of an ancient weapon – in a chamber full of aliens, but his hosts misunderstand the Federation’s gesture. Why a weapon? they wonder. If it’s…

Green

Green Room (2015)

First published by Real Crime Magazine Although his feature debut Murder Party (2007) built a cult following, writer/director Jeremy Saulnier only really attracted critical attention – and the FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes – with his revenger Blue Ruin (2013). His third feature Green Room shares with Blue Ruin a colour-coded title, and the introduction of…

Thomas

Odd Thomas (2013)

Odd Thomas first published by Grolsch FilmWorks “I may see dead people, but then, by God, I do something about it.” In a breezy voice-over, Odd Thomas (Anton Yelchin) introduces us to the community of Pico Mundo (near Las Vegas), to the people in his life, and to the idiosyncratic powers that make him live up…