Commentary: Trek Stars is a show from Trek.fm that explores the work of Star Trek creatives beyond the Star Trek franchise. Join Mike Schindler, Max Hegel, and John Mills each week for a trek through the wider world of movies, television, and literature.
Lin, Part 5: Fast & Furious.
Running Time: 1 hour 9 minutes 17 seconds
In 2009, Justin Lin returned to what would become his marquee franchise with Fast & Furious. The fourth film in the series w…
Lin, Part 4: Finishing the Game.
Running Time: 48 minutes 22 seconds
After two consecutive Hollywood blockbuster, Justin Lin returned to the world of independent filmmaking with Finishing the Gam…
Lin, Part 3: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.
Running Time: 1 hour 24 seconds
Less than five months after the release of Annapolis, Justin Lin was handed the keys to the Fast and the Furiou…
Lin, Part 2: Annapolis.
Running Time: 1 hour 27 seconds
After the success of Better Luck Tomorrow, Justin Lin was given the opportunity to work on big studio productions with substantially larger…
Lin, Part 1: Better Luck Tomorrow.
Running Time: 1 hour 29 minutes 57 seconds
Over the course of its history, many artists have left their mark on the Star Trek franchise. Back in 1966, Gene Rodd…
Abrams II, Part 7: Recap.
Running Time: 51 minutes 50 seconds
J.J. Abrams may not be returning as the director of Star Trek Beyond, but that should not suggest that his presence will not be felt …
Abrams II, Part 7: Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation.
Running Time: 1 hour 19 minutes 54 seconds
After the unexpected success of Brad Bird's Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Bad Robot and J…
Abrams II, Part 6: Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol.
Running Time: 1 hour 10 minutes 10 seconds
Happy with the results of Mission: Impossible III, Tom Cruise and Paramount chose to continue t…
Abrams II, Part 5: Morning Glory.
Running Time: 47 minutes 35 seconds
After a successful reboot of the Star Trek franchise in 2009, J.J. Abrams put his producer hat back on the following year for…
Abrams II, Part 4: Cloverfield.
Running Time: 1 hour 9 minutes 6 seconds
After successfully launching his directing career with Mission: Impossible III, J.J. Abrams' name had become a brand. The …
Abrams II, Part 3.
Running Time: 52 minutes 46 seconds
In 2001, the first Bad Robot production was released. Joy Ride tells the story of two brothers on a cross-country road trip who prank the wr…
Abrams II, Part 2: The Suburbans.
Running Time: 54 minutes 21 seconds
In 1999, J.J. Abrams produced his second feature film, The Suburbans. The movie, directed by Donal Lardner Ward, looks at a o…
Abrams II, Part 1: The Pallbearer.
Running Time: 48 minutes 14 seconds
As the trailer proudly states, Star Trek Beyond is produced by J.J. Abrams. We all know that Abrams directed the last two St…
Doug Jung: Confidence.
Running Time: 46 minutes 9 seconds
Much has been made of Simon Pegg's contribution to the screenplay for Star Trek Beyond. So much so, that people tend to forget that Pegg …
Abrams, Part 5: Star Wars: Episode VII--The Force Awakens
Running Time: 1 hour 27 minutes 5 seconds
Many have criticized J.J. Abrams for turning Star Trek into Star Wars with his 2009 film. But …
Pegg, Part 7: Recap.
Running Time: 1 hour 4 minutes 52 seconds
Over the course of the last decade, Simon Pegg has come to prove himself not only as a fine, but also as one of the best writers in …