Author Details
Adam Bentz is a senior news writer at Screen Rant. He studied creative writing with a concentration in screenwriting at Southern New Hampshire University and interned as a writer for The Borgen Project, a nonprofit organization fighting extreme poverty. Adam also fancies himself an amateur film reviewer on his website.
Industry Focus
Adam covers a wide range of movies and TV, though his focuses are auteur cinema, prestige television, and blockbuster movies. He writes extensively about Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, HBO shows, Fast & Furious, Mission: Impossible, and Avatar. He's also quite focused on the Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings fantasy franchises.
Favorite Media
As previously mentioned, Adam has a preference for prestige television and auteur cinema. A few of his favorite filmmakers include Tarantino and Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood is his favorite film). His favorite TV shows include The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Mad Men, and The Wire, though his utmost favorite is The West Wing (Adam absolutely adores Aaron Sorkin).
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