How Edison Lost the Light

  By G.P. Avants   Every Star Trek movie has a villain or person who acts like one. In Star Trek Beyond we meet, Krall aka Balthazar Edison. He is a fallen hero who has lost his faith in the Federation. Krall was someone who once fought for freedom, but isolation has taken Edison into…

Rock on, old school! 

G.P. Avants   “Uhura, are you and Scotty ready to broadcast!?”   What would a movie experience without mentioning the musical journey woven throughout? Star Trek Beyond doesn’t disappoint. Right from the start the score from Michael Giacchino, yanked us on an orchestral tractor beam and took us into warp. When I went the second time to…

Just like your Father 

By G.P. Avants   A father has an impact upon their children that changes the course of their life.  George Kirk, in this altered timeline, never lived to see his son become the Starfleet Captain we all know and respect. Because his father was a great hero for twelve minutes, James Kirk has always had…

Take my House and Make it Fly

  By G.P. Avants   In Star Trek Beyond we see another pivotal point in the Star Trek crew. Smack dab in the middle of their peaceful five-year mission, all hell breaks loose. Their home in space, the intrepid Starship Enterprise, is lured into a trap and is systematically destroyed.     Captain Kirk in…