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Jakob Barnes

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October, 2024
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About Jakob Barnes

Jakob is a freelance journalist with a decade’s worth of experience in the entertainment sector. He founded the award-winning independent outlet JumpCut Online, before ing the staff at The Digital Fix, and later, Dexerto. He has also written for PCGamesN, GamesRadar, GiveMeSport, and The Spurs Web.

Industry Focus

Jakob is a Features Author in Screen Rant's Perennials section. You'll find him writing opinion pieces, explainers, and lists related to a variety of topics, steering clear of the big IPs to focus on more unique movies and TV shows.

Favorite Media

Jakob's favorite movie is Donnie Darko, but he also loves La La Land, The Dark Knight, The Shining, and Star Wars. On the small screen, he regards Succession and True Detective as some of the best television ever made. 

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Janek from Prometheus (Idris Elba) and Bishop from Aliens (Lance Henriksen)
10 Best ing Characters In The Alien Franchise

The Alien franchise has given us some incredible protagonists and one of the best movie villains, but these ing characters are brilliant, too.

Tom hanks in Bridge Of Spies
The Coen Brothers & Steven Spielberg Teamed-Up For A Brilliant Cold War Thriller That We Don't Talk About Enough

Combining the talents of Steven Spielberg and the Coen Brothers is a match made in heaven, but people don't talk about their movie enough.

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Kurt Russell in Bone Tomahawk, with a backdrop from The Searchers
"It Can't Compare To Bone Tomahawk Or Tombstone": The One Thing Kurt Russell Thinks His Westerns Did Better Than John Wayne's The Searchers

Kurt Russell knows a thing or two about Westerns, and he reckons his work has the upper hand over the legendary John Wayne in one key area.

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The Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz and Elphaba in Wicked
The Wicked Witch Of The West Isn’t Even The Most Dangerous Character In The Wizard Of Oz Universe

She's the source of childhood nightmares, but the Wicked Witch of the West is nothing compared to one secretly sinister Wizard of Oz character.

Judy Garland as Dorothy, with the Lion, the Tin Man, and the Scarecrow from 1939's The Wizard of Oz
There Are Way More Wizard Of Oz Movies Than You Probably Think

With the release of Wicked, it's time to look at the Wizard of Oz franchise and discover just how many different versions of the story there are.

Custom image of Russell Crowe and Pedro Pascal in Gladiator and Gladiator 2
Pedro Pascal's Gladiator 2 Character Is The Dark Copy Of Russell Crowe's Maximus

Gladiator 2 is finally here, and Pedro Pascal's character is mightily similar to Russell Crowe's iconic Maximus, but with a far darker twist.

Dolph Lundgren as He-Man in Masters of the Universe (1987)
Disastrous Masters Of The Universe Movie With 21% On Rotten Tomatoes Got One Thing Right About He-Man

Dolph Lundgren's Masters of the Universe movie was a bit of a disaster, but it does have bright moments and should be celebrated for its absurdity.

Kevin Costner as Hayes Ellison in Horizon: An American Saga
Horizon: An American Saga's Timeline Explained

If you're confused by Kevin Costner's latest movie, we've outlined the Horizon: An American Saga timeline, including details on future installments.

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