Prisoners of the Ghostland first published by VODzilla.co Prisoners of the Ghostland, the first English-language film from prolific genre anarchist Sion Sono (Love Exposure, Cold Fish, Tag), begins with balls. More precisely, with a slow zoom into a coin-operated machine full of brightly coloured gum balls, and a smiling Japanese boy in front of it,…
Climax first published by SciFiNow Climax opens near its end, with a god’s-eye aerial view of virgin snow being disturbed by the staggering traversal – and collapse – of a young, blood-stained woman dressed in a tank top. Text appears on screen which reads, “To our creators who are no longer with us,” framing the full…
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…