Director Dan Trachtenberg (1981)

Prey (2022) is a sci-fi action flick within the Predator franchise. As the fifth installment in the mainline series and seventh in the overall franchise, it follows Naru, a young Comanche woman with dreams of becoming a skilled hunter like her brother Taabe. While tracking deer with her dog Sarii, Naru catches sight of an alien Predator’s spacecraft, mistaking it for a Thunderbird and seeing it as a challenge to prove herself. When a member of their tribe is attacked by a mountain lion, Taabe allows Naru to join the search party on the condition that she helps track the cougar and provide medical aid if needed. Despite retrieving the injured hunter, ...

The American sci-fi horror thriller, 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016), marks the directorial debut of Dan Trachtenberg and is produced by J. J. Abrams and Lindsey Weber. Michelle packs her suitcase and leaves behind her diamond ring after a heated argument with her fiancé Ben in March of that year. While driving through rural Louisiana at night, Ben calls and pleads for her to come back. Meanwhile, news reports reveal multiple blackouts in major cities. Suddenly, Michelle’s car collides with something, causing it to flip ...