Shaun Munro reviews the entire Star Trek movie franchise from worst to best… The cinematic future of the Star Trek franchise remains very much in flux at present; since the disappointing box office performance of 2016’s Star Trek Beyond, Paramount has continually stalled production of a direct follow-up, with the latest incarnation of the next movie pulled […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, 1991. Directed by Nicholas Meyer. Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Kim Cattrall, David Warner, Christopher Plummer, and Iman. SYNOPSIS: After the poor response to the fifth film, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country proved to be a wonderful send-off for the […]
The Perfect Finale: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country on its 30th Anniversary
Ricky Church on Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country… To say Star Trek changed the pop culture landscape when it premiered in 1966 is an understatement to say the least. When the television series got revitalized as feature films and led to a spin-off/soft reboot with Star Trek: The Next Generation and an entirely new cast, it begged […]
Music That Takes Us Beyond: A Guide to the Star Trek Movie Soundtracks
To mark composer Michael Giacchino’s triumphant return with Star Trek Beyond, Sean Wilson explores the extraordinarily rich legacy of music from the Star Trek movies… From being initially written off on the basis of the underwhelming trailers to its emergence as a funny, fast-paced and fan-pleasing summer blockbuster, Star Trek Beyond has according to most […]
Star Trek: Why I’m with Takei, not Pegg, over Sulu
Before we get started, let’s agree on one thing here: an openly gay main character on modern Star Trek is a great thing. It should have been included as part of Gene Roddenberry’s forward thinking, utopian vision for the 23rd century, but that was the 60’s and, well, the general message then was ‘straight people […]
