"Predator: Badlands" rewrites the rules of the #Predator franchise with exhilarating, futuristic action and, more importantly, depth and character to spare. Like John McTiernan's 1987 "Predator" and Dan Trachtenberg's 2022 prequel #Prey, #PredatorBadlands challenges regressive masculine values, TheWrap film critic William Bibbiani says. By focusing on an alien hero for the first time in the series, Trachtenberg's "Badlands" is able to once again tell a structurally simple story that "embraces a formula while summarily rejecting that formula’s typical message." And Elle Fanning's performance as a legless android sidekick is "genuinely funny" and "nuanced" enough to be essential to the film's success. 📸 20th Century Studios 🔗 Read the full "Predator: Badlands" review at the link in bio.