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Pierce Brenner

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About Pierce Brenner

Pierce Brenner is a freelance list writer for Screen Rant. He graduated from California State University, San Marcos in 2019 with a BA in History, with a minor in Film/Video Production. He is currently wrting his first feature film. In addition to filmmaking and writing, he also works as a sales associate at See's Candies.

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Pierce nearly always writes about movies, with a particular emphasis on genre films. Being well-versed in cinematic history, he likes to find parallels between seemingly unrelated works, such as Starship Troopers (the novel) being highly influential on James Cameron's Aliens, which in turn had a huge impact on the former's big screen adaptation. 

Favorite Media

Pierce's favorite movies include (but are not limited to) the original Star Wars trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Taxi Driver, Se7en, and Deliverance. Some of his favorites of the past few years include Soul, The Suicide Squad, The Northman, and Top Gun: Maverick.

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie Proves Bowser Needs His Own Spinoff
The Super Mario Bros. Movie

The Super Mario Bros. villain was a highlight of the new movie, and could be even better in a starring role.

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Aliens Is Secretly The Best Adaptation Of Starship Troopers
Aliens

Starship Troopers may have had an official movie adaptation, but James Cameron beat Paul Verhoeven to the punch with the sci-fi action classic Aliens.

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Why Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom Wasn't Filmed In India
Indiana Jones

For Indy's adventure in India, Spielberg and crew faced challenges and controversies that forced them to move production to Sri Lanka.

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Star Wars: 10 Characters With The Saddest Story Arcs
Star Wars

When it comes to Star Wars, many fan favorite characters have been made to suffer again and again.

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10 Journalist Movies Like Carey Mulligan's She Said
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She Said, starring Carey Mulligan, is the latest in a long line of films about journalists breaking stories that expose crime and corruption.

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10 Highest-Grossing Thanksgiving Movies Of All Time (According To Box Office Mojo)
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Looking for some fun movies to watch things Thanksgiving? Find out which flicks were the biggest hits at the box office and make your watchlist!

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10 Best Thrillers To Watch If You Like The Watcher
The Watcher

From Fatal Attraction to The Stepfather, fans of Netflix's The Watcher may enjoy these movies and shows from the thriller genre

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10 Best Romantic Thrillers, According To Rotten Tomatoes
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For viewers who want a bit of suspense to go with their tales of love and lust, these movies certainly fulfill the promise.

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Causeway: 10 Great Movies About Coming Home From War
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With the Jennifer Lawrence-led Causeway coming to theaters and Apple TV+, viewers can treat themselves by checking out these "homecoming" stories.

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10 Non-Disney Movies That Feel Just Like Disney
Disney

These movies may not have been produced by Disney, but their style and tone make them seem like they should've been.

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