Skull (2022)

Title: Prey (also listed as Skull) — 2022 Genres: Drama / Sci‑Fi / Thriller Overview: Set on the Northern Great Plains around 1719 in the Comanche Nation, Prey follows Naru, a fierce young hunter, healer and tracker determined to prove herself. Living in the shadow of celebrated hunters — and her skilled brother Taabe — Naru’s rite of passage turns into a fight for survival when something far more dangerous than a mountain lion descends from the sky: a highly evolved alien Predator armed with terrifying, high-tech weaponry. What you’ll experience: Watching Prey is a tense, visceral hunt that blends grounded period drama with pulse‑pounding science fiction. The film places you directly in Naru’s perspective: quiet, skillful tracking sequences, sudden bursts of brutal action, and an escalating cat‑and‑mouse thriller as primitive ingenuity meets advanced alien tech. It’s emotionally anchored in Naru’s coming‑of‑age and fierce commitment to protect her people, while delivering cinematic thrills — striking Great Plains cinematography, immersive sound design, and raw, physical combat. Why it stands out: Prey foregrounds Indigenous culture and perspective, including a Comanche‑language version that premiered alongside English — a first for a mainstream genre film. The result is both a suspenseful genre piece and a character‑driven story about courage, resilience, and a woman carving her place in a world suddenly threatened by an unimaginable predator.

Actors: Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Dane DiLiegro

Director: Dan Trachtenberg

Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

71 /100 7.1 /10 7.1 /10