Padraig Cotter
Contributing since February, 2017
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Author Details
Padraig is a Senior Features Writer and has been part of Screen Rant since 2017. Padraig is a writer, editor and retired Game of Thrones extra who has been writing about movies and TV online for over a decade. He has also written for The Irish Times, Den Of Geek, Little White Lies and many more. It's pronounced Paw-rick, BTW.
Industry Focus
Padraig's main areas of expertise include the horror, action, sci-fi and spy genres. For Screen Rant, he tends to write about the Bond and Alien franchises, Resident Evil, Halloween, The Expendables, Rick And Morty, Yellowstone, Frasier, 24, Reacher, in addition to the enduring works of Sylvester Stallone, Clint Eastwood, Arnold Schwarzenegger and John Carpenter.
Favorite Media
A child of the '90s, Padraig has an almost bottomless list of favorite movies, TV shows, books and video games. Things were never the same after watching Jaws, and other beloved works include The Thing, Ghostbusters, Batman, Die Hard, Red Dwarf, Terminator, Alien, Halloween, Resident Evil, Silent Hill, the Bond series, the films of John Woo and so on.
Latest Articles
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This 2015 Kurt Russell Movie Is A Stealth John Wayne Remake (Before Turning Into A Horror Movie)
Kurt Russell starred in two Westerns back in 2015, with one being a stealth remake of one of John Wayne's most acclaimed Western adventures.
4 Clues Swan Was Involved In Reacher Season 2's Conspiracy (& 4 He Wasn't)
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Reacher Season 2's Little Wing Weapon Explained
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Is Huey Lewis A Terrorist In Die Hard? Confusion Explained
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A Clever Reacher Season 2 Book Change Explains The Show's Famous Catchphrase
Reacher season 2 makes a key change to the structure of the original novel, providing an origin for a famous Reacher saying in the process.
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Amazon's Reacher TV Show Beautifully Dodges A Tom Cruise Movie Problem In Season 2
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Reacher season 2 introduces Ferdinand Kingsley's villain AM, who shares a lot in common with Reacher and is basically his dark reflection.