Predator: Badlands - Jennifer Lopez Was Right And So Is Dan Trachtenberg

High n' Dry Podcast · Nov 12, 2025 · 1h 7m · transcript

What Movie Should We Do Next?

We score Predator Badlands, argue whether a simple hero’s journey helps or hurts, and celebrate a creature-forward approach that finally trusts the predator. We toast new “listeners,” confess our vices, and then drop into lore, tropes, and ridiculous self-inserts that break the universe in fun ways.

• fan acceptance over fan service

• acting under prosthetics landing real emotion

• CGI and practical effects blending cleanly

• soundtrack as functional atmosphere

• shonen-style growth arc and clan worldbuilding

• plot simplicity vs desire for narrative ambition

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