Ranking the Alien Franchise: Ridley Scott’s ‘Alien’ (1979) Ranks #1
#1 in my Ranking of the Alien Franchise. The title to this movie is so utterly perfect, much like the rest of the film.…
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Ranking the Alien Franchise: At Rank #3 ‘Prometheus’
#3 in my Ranking of the Alien Franchise. Out of all the opinions I’ve expressed about film, my love of Ridley Scott’s Prometheus is probably the…
Ranking the Alien Franchise: ‘Alien Covenant’ Ranks #4
#4 in my Ranking of the Alien Franchise. This feels like two movies in one. One is fine, technically proficient, and somewhat effective. The…
Ranking the Alien Franchise: ‘Alien 3’ (Theatrical Cut) Ranks #7
Alien 3 (Theatrical Cut) Number 7 in my ranking of the Alien franchise (sans the Predator films). Where Aliens was one of the great examples of…
Ridley Scott Still Wants to Explain Original ‘Alien’ Spacecraft After 2 Attempts
In news which should have elicited a huge “WTF??” director Ridley Scott recently said he wants to explain the origins of the alien ship…
Dystopian Blues? More Doomsday Scenario TV Show Announcements
From Cynopsis Today (06/03/20): PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin is teaming with Neil Druckmann to adapt Sony Playstation videogame franchise The Last Of…
Art of The Duel: Ridley Scott Returns to His Duellists Roots
Way back in 1977, Ridley Scott made his auspicious debut with the expertly staged period movie The Duellists, the story of a series of duels…
Matthew Medney Named as the New CEO Of Heavy Metal
Heavy Metal, the brand that has shaped the pop culture and science fiction world for the last 40 years, has named Matthew Medney as…
Blade Runner: The Original Version is Still the Best
November 2019 is finally here. I haven’t yet decided to pursue a new life in the off-world colonies, and my flying car is having…
Alien is Great. Aliens is Even Better. Look Back at Alien 40 Years Later
Nearly forty years ago, Alien burst out of John Hurt’s chest and gnawed its way into our hearts. Since then, a number of sequels have…