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The Maestros of 80s Action Movie Music

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Tom Jolliffe looks at a golden period in action movie scores and some of the maestros who composed them… What is the golden age of action movies? This is of course a rhetorical question. It’s undoubtedly the 1980s. A time of such unique flair and style. Big, bold, brash, silly, sometimes ironic. It was a […]

Prey hunts down the record for the most-watched streaming premiere on Hulu

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When Shane Black’s The Predator completely missed the target back in 2018, it seemed as though the franchise was destined to programme the self-destruct button, but over the weekend Dan Trachtenberg’s prequel Prey has become the number one streaming premiere to date across all of the streamer’s films and television series. We called it “a […]

Movie Review – Prey (2022)

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Prey, 2022. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg. Starring Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Dane DiLiegro, Stefany Mathias, and Michelle Thrush. SYNOPSIS: A skilled Comanche warrior must protect her tribe from a technologically advanced alien entity, that hunts humans for sport. Shane Black’s The Predator was the proverbial nail on the coffin of the Predator franchise. There I’ve […]

Does Prey prove that more franchises should embrace the streaming premiere?

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In the wake of Prey, Anghus Houvouras wants to see more franchises embracing streaming premieres… The latest entry to the Predator franchise, Prey, was released on streaming platforms this weekend and the response has been exuberant. This is the kind of critical and audience reception that every filmmaker and studio strives for. The only points […]

Movie Review – Prey (2022)

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Prey, 2022. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg. Starring Amber Midthunder, Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat, Dane DiLiegro, Dakota Beavers, Nelson Leis, Stormee Kipp, Michelle Thrush, Julian Black Antelope, and Stefany Mathias. SYNOPSIS: Naru, a skilled female warrior, fights to protect her tribe against one of the first highly-evolved Predators to land on Earth. Director Dan Trachtenberg understands creature […]

Prey featurette explores the legacy of the Predator franchise

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With Prey set to arrive on streaming services this coming Friday, 20th Century Studios has released a new featurette for the prequel which sees director Dan Trachtenberg, producer Jhane Myers, and star Amber Midthunder discuss the legacy of the Predator franchise and the upcoming sci-fi action; watch it below… Set in the Comanche Nation 300 […]

New poster, photos and promo for Predator prequel Prey

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With less than two weeks to go until its release, 20th Century Studios continues to ramp up the promotion for Prey with a new poster and batch of promotional images from the upcoming Predator prequel which showcase Amber Midthunder’s skilled warrior Naru; check them out below along with another TV spot…   Set in the […]