Without wokeness, Prey delivers a compelling female lead

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After 35 years, a Predator reboot has finally succeeded. Following a bevy of unsuccessful attempts at rebooting the 1987 classic — most recently with the 2018 flop The Predator — director Dan Trachtenberg of 10 Cloverfield Lane has concocted a triumphant reprise of the menacing hunter with a prequel set in the 1700s.

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