Punks vs Skins

Rating: 8/10 (2 July 2016)

After stumbling upon the brutal murder of a young woman, the members of a struggling punk rock band (the late Anton Yelchin, Alia Shawkat, Joe Cole and Callum Turner) find themselves fighting for survival against a gang of highly organised, Neo-Nazi skinheads led by cold-blooded, white supremacist heroin dealer Darcy (Patrick Stewart).
A no-frills example of siege thriller/survival horror, Green Room offers very little in the way of surprises, but delivers more than enough tense thrills and bloody brutality to ensure an entertaining time. With the punks locked in the titular 'green room' of a grubby venue deep in the woods, and the skinheads doing their best to break in, the scene is set for some good old-fashioned ultra-violence, handled with aplomb by director Jeremy Saulnier.
As is standard for the genre, the desperate punks are whittled down via gun, machete, and the jaws of some vicious hounds, before finally turning the tables on the skinheads by devising a risky plan. Formulaic, yes, but very satisfying.