The franchise, which debuted with the John McTiernan-directed original in 1987, has survived atmospheric highs and truly subterranean lows, awkward series mash-ups and misbegotten attempts at reboots, ...

It’s a joy as a professional film critic to be wrong and have one’s expectations upended. It’s a joy for a Yautja–the quadra-tusked extraterrestrial hunter race that’s been stalking tough guys and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Per the film’s official summary, Predator: Badlands “is set in the future on a remote planet, ...

“Predator: Badlands” was clearly designed to answer one specific question — can audiences emotionally bond to a Predator? The answer, it turns out, is a resounding yes. “Badlands” is a highly ...

Predator: Badlands is now officially the highest-grossing Predator movie of all-time, including the Alien crossover films. Dan Trachtenberg, who revitalized Predator with 2022’s back to basics Prey ...

Nestled within these basic essentials, though, is a much more philosophical one: a good Predator movie isn’t a Predator movie at all. Rather, it’s a genre movie that happens to have a Predator in it.

(L-R): Elle Fanning as Thia and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi as Dek in <i>Predator: Badlands</I>. Credit - 20th Century Studios Nestled within these basic essentials, though, is a much more ...