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10 Alien Franchise Rip-Offs That Are Worth A Watch

November 30, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

With Alien: Romulus currently terrorising audiences, here are ten Alien knock-offs to watch if you love the franchise…  The Alien franchise is a pretty eclectic mix, made up of distinct stabs at effectively the same concept repeated. A group of largely disposable humans are hunted and picked off by a fearsome alien creature (or multiple). […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Alien, Alien Predators, Alien: Romulus, Aliens, D.N.A, forbidden world, Leviathan, Pitch Black, Screamers, Species, starship troopers, Terminator II, xtro

Comic Book Preview – Aliens vs. Avengers #2

November 2, 2024 by Amie Cranswick

Marvel’s Aliens vs. Avengers crossover continues on Wednesday with the release of the second issue of the four-part series; check out the official preview below… EARTH SURRENDERS?! Overwhelmed by Xenomorphs, the survivors abandon their home planet! But so many are dead. So many wounded. And a terrifying few… CHANGED. The Avengers… must avenge. Aliens vs. […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Comic Book Previews, Comic Books Tagged With: Aliens, aliens vs. avengers, Avengers, Marvel

10 Movie Franchises That Need To End

October 17, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

With a remake, reboot, or sequel every week, it’s time to look at ten franchises that need to end… Look at a coming soon list of mainstream movies across the next 12 months and you’ll notice something. The titles all seem familiar. We’ve been there and we’ve done it already. Sometimes for 10 movies no […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Alien, Alien: Romulus, Aliens, Evil Dead, fast and furious, Furiosa, Ghostbusters, indiana jones and the dial of destiny, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Ark, James Bond, Jurassic Park, Mad Max, Mad Max: Fury Road, Mission: Impossible, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, Star Wars, Star Wars: Andor, Terminator, Terminator 2, The Fast and the Furious, The Mandaloran, XXX 3

What Alien: Romulus needs to learn from Aliens

June 30, 2024 by admin

James McDonagh on Alien: Romulus and where it needs to take its cue from 1986’s Aliens… It’s a hostile summer for movies. To succeed, Alien: Romulus must learn from Aliens. The second movie is the best. Why? Because it’s the only film in the franchise that’s not about aliens. When Ian Holm’s Ash said, in […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, James McDonagh, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Alien, Alien: Romulus, Aliens, Fede Alvarez

Comic Book Preview – Aliens vs. Avengers #1

August 24, 2024 by Amie Cranswick

Marvel Comics kicks off its hotly-anticipated 20th Century Studios event crossover Aliens vs. Avengers this coming Wednesday, and we have the official preview of the first issue for you below; take a look… ALIENS AND AVENGERS FACE OFF! It’s all led to this: Xenomorphs reach Earth! The perfect organism meets a planet of superhumans. Who […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Comic Book Previews, Comic Books, Movies Tagged With: Aliens, aliens vs. avengers, Avengers, Marvel

Bring the Alien Queen home with Aliens wall sculpture from Hollywood Collectibles

August 20, 2024 by Amie Cranswick

Sideshow and Hollywood Collectibles Group have revealed the 1:2 scale Alien Queen wall sculpture from James Cameron’s 1986 sci-fi sequel Aliens. Limited to just 500 pieces, it is available to pre-order now, priced at $705; check it out here… SEE ALSO: The Best Scenes in the Alien Franchise Sideshow and Hollywood Collectibles Group are proud […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Toys Tagged With: Alien, Aliens, Hollywood Collectibles Group, Sideshow Collectibles

Get a sneak peek at Marvel’s Aliens vs. Avengers crossover

August 9, 2024 by Gary Collinson

As Marvel Comics gears up to unleash a Xenomorph invasion on the Marvel Universe later this month, the publisher has given fans a sneak peek at the first issue of its upcoming crossover series with the release of an unlettered preview of Aliens vs. Avengers #1; check it out here… It’s all led to this: […]

Filed Under: Comic Book Previews, Comic Books, Movies, News Tagged With: Aliens, aliens vs. avengers, Avengers, Marvel

From Predator to Upgrade: The Best Action Horror Films

September 9, 2018 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno on the best action horror films… With a new Predator film on the horizon, viewers will get the treat of another entry into the obscure action/horror sub-genre. While there are plenty of movies to include in this list and the sub-genre, it isn’t easy to define. What makes something an action/horror film? For […]

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Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, EJ Moreno, Movies Tagged With: Aliens, Army of Darkness, Blade, Evil Dead 2, Grindhouse, I Saw the Devil, Predator, Resident Evil, The Mummy, Train to Busan, Underworld, Upgrade

12 iconic soundtrack moments from the Alien saga

May 3, 2017 by Sean Wilson

With Alien: Covenant just around the corner, Sean Wilson looks back at the illustrious musical heritage of one of cinema’s greatest franchises… Just recently I was listening to the score for the imminent Alien: Covenant, Ridley Scott’s return to the sci-fi horror franchise he inaugurated, and was struck by the plethora of material from Jerry […]

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Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Sean Wilson Tagged With: Alien, Alien 3, alien resurrection, Alien: Covenant, Aliens, elliot goldenthal, James Horner, jed kurzel, jerry goldsmith, john frizzell, marc streitenfeld, Prometheus, Ridley Scott, Sigourney Weaver

Comic Book Preview – Aliens: What If…? #5

July 13, 2024 by Amie Cranswick

Marvel Comics releases Aliens: What If…? #5 on Wednesday, and you can get a sneak peek at the issue below with the official preview… WHAT IF… CARTER BURKE HAD LIVED? As if Burke wasn’t already the worst boss in this galaxy, he just kicked off the office party from hell. Xenomorphs are loose in the […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Comic Book Previews, Comic Books Tagged With: Aliens, Aliens: What If…?, Marvel

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