This summer’s Alien: Earth TV series serves up more than one kind monster – something we’ve seen before in the long-running Alien franchise… NB: The following contains a spoiler for Alien: Romulus.

“I’m afraid I have a new directive. To do what’s best for the company.” After decades of weak sequels and sub-par writing, the “Alien” franchise came back swinging in 2024 with “Alien: Romulus,” ...

One of the better horror films of the year was writer and director Fede Álvarez's Alien: Romulus. To even decide to make the movie was a big risk. The first two films in the franchise, Ridley Scott's ...

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In 1979, Ridley Scott changed sci-fi horror forever with Alien. It was the ultimate monster movie, a tale that was part haunted house film and part slasher, all the while creating one of the greatest ...

Gallons of ink, thick as monster blood, have already been spilled on Alien: Romulus. To some, Fede Álvarez’s legacy sequel looked like the best Alien in ages — a winningly wet creature feature that ...

Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) upheld the grand tradition of quotable one-liners in 80s action movies at the climax of Aliens. Near the end of the movie, the queen of a massive xenomorph colony is ...

Thanks to the prequel's controversial changes to Alien's canon, Ridley Scott's most divisive franchise entry left some major questions unanswered.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Simon is a Los Angeles-based journalist who covers film and TV. It's been a big year for the Alien franchise. Not only did the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Per The Numbers, Alien: Romulus earned $105.3 million domestically and $244.8 million ...