Predator: Killer of Killers (2025)
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There’s a new Predator animated film called Predator: Killer of Killers, which just aired on Hulu and Disney+ on Friday. The show was directed by Dan Trachtenberg, formerly of The Totally Rad Show. He’s previously directed 10 Cloverfield Lane and Prey (a Predator film).
What this new film is: three different Predator stories, taking place at three different time and region. The cool thing is you get to see Predators throughout the ages, they are three very different Predator designs.
The first is a good-old fashion Viking revenge story about a mother and her son, and their clan. They sailed across the ocean to kill another clan who murdered her father. I really like the first story, because I really thought the gigantic Predator was going to kill the mother… and so the son has to continue the violent cycle and take revenge against the Predator. It’s not what you think - the aging mother still has some fight left in her and it’s a fight of wits vs pure muscles.
This revenge story is short and sweet, and to the point. You get the entire full story of the grieving, revenge-driven mother in an action-packed 30 minutes, vs what it took the terrible Last of Us Season 2 to tell one third of a revenge story in seven hours!
The second story takes place in feudal Japan. There are two rival brothers, who are setting a 20-year-old score… and as they fight, a Predator was in their midst. The two swordsman has to work together to defeat the Predator. Although they killed the Predator, sadly, one of the brothers passed away due to the injuries he suffered from the fight. Pretty simple story, and the choreograph is very action-packed.
The last story is about a mechanic, from World War II. There’s a Predator ship in the middle of the battle, and he has to find a way to defeat the Predator. Again, really good stuff, you get the gist of what it was like to be a pilot back on those days.
All three Predators survivors, from different time periods, find themselves on the Predator homeworld. The Predator king tells the three of them that they have to fight to the death, and that the winner will have an opportunity to fight him. Of course, you guessed it, the three has to work together to fight the king. I love it… even though we all know ultimately that they can’t win.
It’s a good ending, and it ties together with Prey.
All this is getting me excited to see Trachtenberg’s forthcoming Predator: Badlands, set for theatrical release on November 7, 2025, by 20th Century Studios.
If you can’t wait until November, Noah Hawley’s Alien: Earth is coming to FX and Hulu on August 12, 2025. The show stars Sydney Chandler and Timothy Olyphant (Justified).
I am looking forward to this new Aliens series, because I am a big fan of Hawley’s other shows, Fargo and Legion.
Murderbot (2025)
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The new Sci-Fi/Comedy Murderbot, starring Alexander Skarsgård as the Murderbot, is currently airing on Apple TV. This series is based on The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells, published by Tor Books.
I know Skarsgård from True Blood, but recently I bought two of his films, The Northman and Infinity Pool (which I said was my Horror film of 2023).
Based on the comedy aspect of it, I didn’t think I would enjoy Murderbot, but I love it! I think this is a delightful little Sci-Fi show, that doesn’t really take itself too seriously. In many ways, the comedy and observation from Murderbot is a commentary on humanity itself.
The show is about an expedition group who had to bring with them a Security Unit, so they bought the cheapest refurbished Security Unit (or SecUnit for short) - which is our hero, the Murderbot.
Since the robot is sentient, all he wants is to be left alone so he can watch his space soap opera, The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon. The clips we get of the soap opera is over-the-top, and it stars John Cho as the captain.
My only complaint about the show is that the episodes are very short. Nothing really happens in each episode, for example, Episode 3 nothing happens. Literally it’s the team getting on a bus and that’s it!
So far, only five episodes have aired, and the plot is slowly unfolding. That’s because each episode is only about 20 minutes long (if you take out the credits). I wish Apple would combine two episodes in one - or release it two at a time. Waiting seven days for 20 minutes of story is insanity, especially if the last episode ends on a cliffhanger. I suppose Murderbot feels the same way when he has to wait for another episode of Sanctuary Moon.
Anyway, what we do know after an hour and forty minutes is that someone is trying to kill everyone on the planet. They’re hacking the robots to murder the humans. Even though Murderbot has free will, he still chooses to try and save the humans… and that’s compelling stuff for a stupid Comedy/Sci-Fi show.
So far, from what I’ve seen, the show gets a recommendation from me.
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