“Whoever wins, we lose.” Not much was good about the Alien vs. Predator movies, but that tagline for the first entry is an all-timer. Conversely, Predator: Badlands is much, much better than either of those crossover flicks. Even so, it doesn’t have a tagline like “Whoever wins, we lose.” But then again, there is no “we” in Badlands.

Predator: Badlands” flips the formulaic “Predator” approach from the 1987 original — choosing to depict the fanged, reptilian alien as the hero. The film is wholesome, but unmemorable, our columnist says.

Badlands is set in the future on a remote alien planet, where Dek, a young Predator (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi), outcast from his clan and desperate to prove himself with his first official hunt, finds an unlikely ally in a robot named Thia ( Elle Fanning ).

Predator: Badlands has finally arrived, but the seventh movie in the sci-fi franchise has left fans with unanswered mythology questions.

"Predator: Badlands" contains a cameo that came about because of director Dan Trachtenberg's relationship with "Stranger Things" creators Matt and Ross Duffer.

Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi and Fanning also discuss the challenges of learning Yautja, the alien language created for the film.

Badlands co-star Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, with one-of-a-kind skills.The Maleficent actress showed off her rare abilities in the film where she played

An exceptional sci-fi action thriller with memorable characters and lead performances that deserve to be included in discussions of the year's best.