10 Under-The-Radar Films You Have To See In 2016

by KJ Lewis

1. Green Room (Jeremy Saulnier)

After the critical success of Blue Ruin securing the interest of many a big producer, Jeremy Saulnier knocked back Hollywood with the force of a 12-gauge and instead plumped for violent semi-indie, Green Room - the addition of semi comes alongside a starring Patrick Stewart.

Taking a step outside the X-Mansion and then running across roughly ten genres, Stewart plays the leader of a neo-Nazi group who have hired punk band, That Ain't Rights, to play for them. The band witness evidence of a murder whilst waiting to go on stage, lock themselves in the green room backstage and await the police. That wait becomes unbearably long as said neo-Nazis turn violent, attempting to cut their tour considerably short.

All buzz around Green Room is overwhelming, but, in the meantime, track down Blue Ruin, give it another watch and remind yourselves just how exciting a talent Jeremy Saulnier is as a director - not to mention, one who would prefer to keep Hollywood at a distance for the sake of his vision... for now, at least.

Green Room is out in the US on April 29th and the UK on May 13th.

What under the radar movies are you looking forward to? Shout out any we missed down in the comments.

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KJ Lewis is 35 years old, was able to rear three small children into three slightly bigger children and has a relatively untested and unfounded passion for writing. You can find him at Twitter: @onefistintheair or Facebook: KJ Lewis