Dan Trachtenberg’s Predator: Badlands is a Predator movie like no other, and not just because it broke box-office records for the franchise: This time, a Predator (or Yautja, as they call themselves) ...

Dek of the Yautja goes through a lot throughout Predator: Badlands, all in the name of seeking validation from his father, Njohrr. This being Predator, “validation” actually means “trial by combat,” ...