Ben Sherlock-Reviews & Features Author

Ben Sherlock

Reviews & Features Author

November, 2018
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About Ben Sherlock

Ben Sherlock is a Tomatometer-approved film and TV critic who runs the massively underrated YouTube channel I Got Touched at the Cinema. Before working at Screen Rant, Ben wrote for Game Rant, Taste of Cinema, Comic Book Resources, and BabbleTop. He's also an indie filmmaker, a standup comedian, and an alumnus of the School of Rock.

Industry Focus

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.

Favorite Media

Ben's favorite movie of all time is School of Rock. He's also a big fan of Frances Ha, Little Miss Sunshine, the original Star Wars trilogy, and Wes Anderson's early stuff. He enjoys the films of Sam Raimi, Brian De Palma, and the Coen brothers, he watches the golden-age seasons of The Simpsons on a constant loop, and he's an avid player of The Last of Us games.

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Sadie Sink as Jean Grey in Spider-Man: Brand New Day
The MCU All But Confirms Sadie Sink's Jean Grey Won't Be Another Dark Phoenix

Jean Grey's villain arc in her MCU debut seems to confirm that Marvel will avoid the X-Men's most overused storyline: The Dark Phoenix Saga.

Billy Bob Thornton in Landman
Landman Is Switching Genres In Season 3

Since the last season ended with Tommy opening a new business and hiring all his friends and family, Landman season 3 will feel like a workplace show.

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Ray and Debra smiling in Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond's Cringiest Episode Is Worse Than Scott's Tots

The Office episode "Scott's Tots" is often named the cringiest half-hour in sitcom history, but Everybody Loves Raymond has an even cringier episode.

Doctor Doom in Avengers Doomsday
The MCU's Best New Villain Is So Much Scarier Than Doctor Doom

Doctor Doom might be the MCU's most powerful new villain, but after Daredevil: Born Again, Bullseye is a much scarier, more personal threat.

Guillermo in What We Do in the Shadows
Hulu Has Found The Perfect What We Do In The Shadows Replacement

What We Do in the Shadows' Stefani Robinson is adapting Young Frankenstein into a series for FX, and it'll scratch that same self-aware horror itch.

Dr Robby holding a baby in The Pitt
The Pitt Season 3 Quietly Confirmed The Return Of An Underserved Character

The trailer for The Pitt season 3 confirms that Lou Ferrigno Jr.'s character, Dr. Brendon Park (or "Park the Shark"), will be back next shift.

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Clara Stack as Lilly Bainbridge in It Welcome to Derry
Stranger Things Meets Lovecraftian Horror In HBO Max's 8-Part Horror Thriller

Stranger Things borrowed a lot from It, but It's own TV spinoff — Welcome to Derry on HBO Max — feels like early, horror-focused Stranger Things.

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SECRET LEVEL, 'The Outer Worlds The Company We Keep'
Prime Video's 15-Part Sci-Fi Series Makes Even Fallout Look Small

Amazon's ambitious multi-videogame adaptation Secret Level encompasses so many different worlds that it makes the apocalypse of Fallout feel small.

Emilia Clarke in Game of Thrones
Game Of Thrones' Finale Would Have Been Less Controversial If It Aired A Decade Earlier

If Game of Thrones had aired in the 2000s, before Lost ended, then there wouldn't have been nearly as much pressure on the series finale.

Lucille Ball holding a baby in I Love Lucy
74 Years Ago, I Love Lucy Changed Sitcoms Forever By Breaking A TV Rule

I Love Lucy blazed the trail for women in comedy, and it broke the taboo around pregnancy on-screen with the classic episode "Lucy is Enceinte."

Sinestro in Green Lantern 2011
Hal Jordan & Kilowog Solve Mysteries Together In DC's Best Sci-Fi Series

Green Lantern: The Animated Series was a classic "buddy cop" show, just like HBO's Lanterns, but it put a lot more focus on the cosmic side.

Joel with his guitar sitting on his porch in The Last of Us
The Oscar-Winner Who Turned Down Joel In The Last Of Us Would Have Been More Game-Accurate

Matthew McConaughey has confirmed that he was offered the role of Joel in HBO's The Last of Us, and it would've been a very different show.

The cast of Event Horizon looking at a screen
Sam Neill's 10/10 Sci-Fi Horror Is 'Evil Dead In Space'

Sam Neill's underrated sci-fi horror gem Event Horizon brings the demonic terror of The Evil Dead to the isolated cosmic setting of Alien.

Avatar: The Last Airbender's Ian Ousley as Sokka
21 Years Ago, Avatar: The Last Airbender Took Down Gender Stereotypes

Avatar: The Last Airbender explained sexism and gender stereotypes in a way that kids could understand in season 1's "The Warriors of Kyoshi."

Nicholas Hoult in Nosferatu
Why Nicholas Hoult Left HBO's Harry Potter TV Series

Nicholas Hoult has dropped out of HBO's Harry Potter show — Professor Lockhart will now be played by Kit Harington — but why did he exit the series?

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Ellie and Dina on horseback in The Last of Us season 2
The Last Of Us Season 3 Needs A Canon Character Even The Games Didn't Show

The Last of Us season 3 needs to introduce a key character that even the games didn't include. It's about time we finally met Abby's mother.

Tessa Thompson in Westworld
Prime Video's Reboot Of '80s Sci-Fi Classic Fills The Void Left By Westworld

Prime Video is working on a Robocop streaming series, and it could scratch the same itch as Westworld (but with a lot more gratuitous gore).

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Arnold Rimmer in Red Dwarf
Star Trek Meets Douglas Adams In The BBC's 74-Episode Sci-Fi Masterpiece

Mixing the space adventures of Star Trek with the absurdist satire of Douglas Adams, Red Dwarf is still the greatest sci-fi comedy in TV history.

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Sigourney Weaver in The Mandalorian and Grogu
The Mandalorian & Grogu Needed The Villain Twist We All Thought Would Happen

Sigourney Weaver's Mandalorian and Grogu character would've been a lot more interesting if she was a secret villain who betrayed Mando.

Dr Whitaker in The Pitt
The Pitt Season 3 Officially Confirms One Relationship Is Still Going Strong

The trailer for The Pitt season 3 has confirmed that Dr. Santos' burgeoning friendship with Dr. Whitaker (or "Huckleberry") is still going strong.

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