Location
London, United Kingdom
School
PTE Mihaly Pollack University of Technology
Expertise
True Detective, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad
- Akos is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film and TV critic.
- In his early 20s, he came in second in a nationwide film review contest created by a cinema chain in his home country.
- He's been covering film and television for over five years.
Experience
Akos Peterbencze is an entertainment writer with a degree in television and media. He has a deep knowledge of television shows that helped him craft his writing style over two decades. Akos is a regular contributor at Looper, and his work has been featured in such popular outlets as Paste Magazine, Slant Magazine, Certified Forgotten, Fanfare, Humungus, and more. He has a weekly newsletter called The Screen, in which he publishes features, reviews, and personal essays about film and television.
Education
Akos has a certification in television and media from PTE Mihaly Pollack University, with an emphasis on TV programming, analysis, and reporting.
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Drama Movies
By Akos Peterbencze
Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep co-starred in this powerful 1970s drama that resonated with audiences at the time and went on to win Best Picture at the Oscars.
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Drama Shows
By Akos Peterbencze
HBO helped pave the way for the prestige TV as we know it, which included breaking one of the biggest rules in television.
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Superhero Movies
By Akos Peterbencze
James Gunn famously did not want to cast Chris Pratt as Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy, but the casting director tricked him into seeing Pratt's audition.
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Superhero Movies
By Akos Peterbencze
James Gunn revealed that until Marvel came calling with the Guardians of the Galaxy movies, he was ready to embrace TV over movies.
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Drama Movies
By Akos Peterbencze
In Rob Reiner's first adaptation of a Stephen King story, he created many memorable moments, but filming the leech scene in "Stand By Me" was a little too real.
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Drama Shows
By Akos Peterbencze
Billy Bob Thornton has a habit that he can't kick, which has lead to a few issues on the set of his hit Taylor Sheridan series Landman.
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Comedy Movies
By Akos Peterbencze
Channing Tatum is willing and able to dance until his feet fall off, but starring in a full-blown movie musical is another matter altogether.
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Drama Movies
By Akos Peterbencze
The shrimping scene in Forrest Gump is one of the most beloved in an extremely memorable film, but bringing it to life was a pretty disgusting process.
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Documentaries
By Akos Peterbencze
Ezra Edelman's O.J.: Made in America (now streaming on Netflix) is, without hyperbole, one of the greatest documentaries ever made.
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Horror Movies
By Akos Peterbencze
The Descent is easily one of the best horror movies of the 21st century, and one of the movie's best moments was rooted in real reactions.
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Drama Movies
By Akos Peterbencze
Before Ralph Macchio was cast in The Karate Kid, the role was apparently offered to Charlie Sheen, who had a moral conundrum on his hands.
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Drama Movies
By Akos Peterbencze
Ethan Hawke didn't like how one of his pivotal Dead Poets Society scenes was written so he worked with the director to change it.
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Comedy Shows
By Akos Peterbencze
The Office is certainly a comedy of its time, but even the stars think the relatable workplace sitcom about some pretty terrible people sometimes went too far.
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Dwayne Johnson has nothing but good things to say about Brendan Fraser for helping him break into a movie acting career.
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Drama Movies
By Akos Peterbencze
Filmmaker John Hughes made some of the most iconic '80s teen movies, but The Breakfast Club was originally written for the stage.
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Drama Movies
By Akos Peterbencze
It was Forrest Gump co-star Gary Sinise's idea to sneak a Midnight Cowboy homage into the film (one that director Robert Zemeckis then expanded upon).
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Horror Movies
By Akos Peterbencze
Josh Brolin seemingly had reason to worry his movie acting career was starting to wind down, only to turn things around in a major way in 2025 (and beyond).
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Drama Movies
By Akos Peterbencze
Wyatt Russell had the chance to appear in a movie with his famous dad Kurt Russell long before Marvel gave him starpower of his own, but he turned it down.
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Comedy Shows
By Akos Peterbencze
Chris Rock was eyed to star in two mega-popular NBC sitcoms in the 1990s, but given the era they were made in, it's probably better that this didn't happen.
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Sigourney Weaver is now interested in returning to the Alien franchise as Ripley, assuming this currently-unfinished screenplay ever gets a green light.
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Movies
By Akos Peterbencze
Clint Eastwood is a living legend in the entertainment industry, and he believes one actor will be remembered as a legend 100 years from now.
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Samuel L. Jackson is a legend who has been acting for a very long time, which means he gets to have some special details in his contracts.
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Drama Shows
By Akos Peterbencze
According to Quentin Tarantino, he was named after a popular character Burt Reynolds played on the classic TV Western Gunsmoke.
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Drama Shows
By Akos Peterbencze
Jason Isaacs reveals a few moments involving his character that were cut from The White Lotus season 3, including another instance of nudity.
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Drama Shows
By Akos Peterbencze
Breaking Bad wouldn't have worked nearly as well if it had been a movie instead of a TV show, as Walter White himself, Bryan Cranston, would tell you.
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One of the most jaw-dropping stunts from Mission: Impossible 8 came very close to badly injuring Tom Cruise, and we can't say we're surprised.
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Drama Movies
By Akos Peterbencze
Ethan Hawke has never been the kind of actor to chase movie stardom, but he nearly starred in a would-be career-changing classic.
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