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November, 2020
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About Ben Sherlock

Ben Sherlock is a writer, comedian, and filmmaker. Before working at Screen Rant, Ben wrote for The Best War Games, Taste of Cinema, Comic Book Resources, and BabbleTop. In his spare time, Ben creates video essays and supercuts for his massively underrated YouTube channel I Got Touched at the Cinema.

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Ben writes reviews, features, and lists for Screen Rant. As a member of the Classic TV team, he covers timeless television masterpieces like Seinfeld, Breaking Bad, The Wire, and The Twilight Zone. As a reviewer, he covers new film and TV releases, but also does the occasional retrospective review of an enduring classic.

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Red Grant holds Bond at gunpoint in From Russia with Love
From Russia With Love Still Has Bond's Most Brutal Fight Scene

James Bond has gotten into many brutal scrapes over the years, but the most franchise's most shocking fight scene is still in the second movie.

Jamie Foxx in Django Unchained and Franco Nero in Django
The Original Django Is Even More Violent Than Tarantino's

Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained is certainly a violent movie, but the 1966 Sergio Corbucci classic it borrows its title from is even more brutal.

The two different Spider-Man costumes in Spider-Man 3
There's A (Slightly) Better Version Of Spider-Man 3 Out There

Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3 is notorious for its flaws, but there's an editor's cut of the threequel that tidies up some of its inconsistencies.

Nick Fury character poster for What If
What If...? Episode 3 Review

Marvel's anthology series What If...? explores its most ambitious premise yet as a serial killer starts picking off Nick Fury's Avengers recruits.

The poster for Moonraker and a screenshot of 007 and Melina in For Your Eyes Only
Roger Moore Redeemed Moonraker With One Of The Darkest Bond Movies

After Moonraker sent 007 to space and some fans were losing faith in the Bond franchise, For Your Eyes Only came along to right the ship.

John McClane in the vents in Die Hard
Die Hard: What Made John McClane A Breath Of Fresh Air

In a decade dominated by musclebound supermen like Stallone and Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis' John McClane offered a relatable everyman action hero.

Asami with a needle in Audition
This Horror Masterpiece Has No Signs Of Horror For The First Hour

Takashi Miike's Audition is set up as a romantic melodrama about a widower looking for love. Then, about an hour in, it takes a very, very dark turn.

Peyton Reed, Paul Rudd, and Evangeline Lilly on the set of Ant-Man and the Wasp
Peyton Reed Wanted To Tackle A Different Marvel Story Before Landing Ant-Man

Before helming the MCU's Ant-Man trilogy, Peyton Reed pitched an unconventional '60s-set movie about Marvel's first family.

Captain Carter fighting with the Howling Commandos in Marvel's What If
What If...? Episode 1 Review

Marvel's animated anthology series has gotten off to a promising start, although the first episode does little to deviate from the familiar plot.

The Hateful Eight
The Hateful Eight Originated As A Sequel To Another Quentin Tarantino Movie

Quentin Tarantino began writing The Hateful Eight as a sequel novel to Django Unchained, and it helped him figure out how to make the story work.

Luke Skywalker watching the sunset and John Williams conducting
Star Wars Almost Didn't Feature The Iconic Music Of John Williams

John Williams arguably contributed as much to the feel of Star Wars as George Lucas himself, but his iconic music almost wasn't featured in the saga.

The Boys season 2 poster
The Boys Season 3: What We Know So Far

Amazon's subversive superhero hit The Boys was renewed for season 3 before season 2 even premiered. Here's everything we know about season 3.

The opening titles of The Hills Have Eyes
The Original The Hills Have Eyes Is Let Down By Its Climax

Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes is a horror classic that masterfully builds tension in its first half, then it's let down by a disappointing finale.

Daniel Craig and Ana de Armas in Knives Out
Can The Knives Out Sequels Hope To Live Up To The First One?

Netflix has paid a whopping $469 million for the rest of the Knives Out trilogy, but can Rian Johnson catch lightning in a bottle two more times?

Paper Moon, Logan, and Shane
The Two Classic Movies That Inspired Logan

James Mangold's Oscar-nominated Logan borrowed its remorseful antihero from Shane and its father-daughter road trip from Paper Moon.

Clint Eastwood as the Man with No Name in The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
What Separates Spaghetti Westerns From Regular Westerns?

Literally, a spaghetti western is a western made by an Italian filmmaker. But the subgenre is defined by its rougher, bloodier vision of the Old West.

Kathryn Hahn WandaVision
How Agatha Harkness Could Return To The MCU

Kathryn Hahn's Agatha Harkness emerged as the breakout star of WandaVision. Fans want to see her back in the MCU and this is how it could happen.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull poster
Indiana Jones 5 Will Inevitably Repeat Crystal Skull's Biggest Problem

Indiana Jones 5 promises to make up for the mistakes of Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, but it will inevitably repeat its biggest mistake: existing.

Family Guy - And Then There Were Fewer
Family Guy Hit A Creative Peak With Its Agatha Christie-Style Murder Mystery

'And Then There Were Fewer' is one of the few Family Guy episodes with a real plot and it's a spot-on spoof of Agatha Christie murder mysteries.

Hugh Jackman in X-Men Origins Wolverine
What If The X-Men Origins Series Continued?

X-Men Origins: Wolverine was planned as the first in a series of prequel movies, but it was called off after the movie's box office disappointment.