J. J. Abrams

Reviews

Star Trek

By Cynthia Fuchs

The much-anticipated movie reintroduces all the characters from the franchise’s first iteration, but its most intense and rewarding focus is friendship between Kirk and Spock. [8 May 2009]

Blogs

Short Ends and Leader: Battle Beyond the ‘Star’s: The ‘Wars’ vs. ‘Trek’ Prequel Debate

Thanks to how surprisingly success J.J. Abrams was in reinventing the franchise, the residents of Skywalker Ranch can't sit on their laurels quite yet. [13 May 2009]

Short Ends and Leader: ‘Star’ Tracking: The Meaning of $77 Million

While it's not Dark Knight money (though many print reports love to tout some obscure Batman record this Trek beat), it's definitely Christopher Nolan level acclaim. [11 May 2009]

Short Ends and Leader: The Abrams ‘Effect’

J. J. Abrams has clearly touched a significant segment of the populace with his paean to the adventures of the Starship Enterprise. Whether it's just a filmmaking fluke, or something more significant, remains open for debate. [10 May 2009]

Short Ends and Leader: A Shortage of Villainy

While director Abrams' handling of Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman's propulsive screenplay is sleek and spiffy, to say the least, it ultimately hews far closer to his television work than might have been wise for a big-screen reboot. [7 May 2009]

Short Ends and Leader: Trek on Trek: Demo-Gratification

Short Ends and Leader: New ‘Trek’ Should Live Long and Prosper

Short Ends and Leader: Retracing My ‘Trek’ Steps