Sarah Myles on cinema’s damaged heroine…“Badass.”As a word, it has become synonymous with determined women in movies. Why? Because that is how critics routinely describe them.“Black Widow gets extra bad-ass in this Avengers 2 trailer,” said Rob Bricken of i09.In Atomic Blonde, Charlize Theron plays “a career badass who enjoys both the job and the […]
James Cameron talks Aliens 3D and The Abyss and True Lies Blu-rays
Later this month, James Cameron’s sci-fi classic Terminator 2: Judgment Day makes its return to cinemas with the release of a special 3D conversion [read our review here], and it looks like Cameron has already set his mind as to which of his films is next in line for a 3D re-release.“We haven’t proven the […]
Is the Alien franchise exhausted?
Anghus Houvouras on whether the Alien franchise is exhausted…Is the reason almost every Alien movie since the original has been, at best, a mixed bag because the premise has been exhausted?I thought about this the other day as I watched a slew of Alien: Covenant reviews pour in. Like Prometheus, it seems to be getting […]
3 Reasons Why Alien: Covenant is the Best in the Franchise Since Aliens
Samuel Brace argues that Alien: Covenant is the best instalment in the franchise since Aliens… Alien: Covenant has been called a return to form for Ridley Scott’s much famed Alien franchise after many were lukewarm on 2012’s Prometheus. This writer was actually quite fond of that film, and so was particularly pleased with how much […]
Dear David Fincher, Please Return to the Alien Franchise
Henry Bevan with an open letter to David Fincher…Dear David,I’m going to jump right into it: you should consider lobbying to direct the next Alien movie, whatever it may be.Don’t stop reading! I know your last experience of the franchise on Alien 3 was a clusterfuck and you felt your career was being torn to shreds […]
No One Can Hear You Scream: Life and Death in Space Horror
Tony Black on space horror… The release this week of Life, the new science-fiction horror film from Daniel Espinosa, may herald for many a revelation if they’re unfamiliar with a sub-genre all of its own – the space horror movie. Espinosa’s film is entertaining, if workmanlike, and will be enjoyed primarily by people unfamiliar with […]
James Cameron on the Alien franchise and Alien: Covenant
Last week it was announced that James Cameron is returning to the Terminator series to “godfather” a reboot from Deadpool helmer Tim Miller, and now speaking to Vulture, the filmmaker has been chatting about the Alien franchise, and whether he has any interest in it going forward.“The franchise has kind of wandered all over the […]
Why more franchises should embrace the Alien model
Anghus Houvouras on why more franchises should embrace the Alien model…First off, let’s go ahead and address the giant-sized Space Jockey in the room: When referring to ‘The Alien model’, I’m taking about the original four films. I’m not talking about the ridiculous Alien vs. Predator duology or the beautifully rancid idiocy of Prometheus and […]
How to make Alien terrifying once again
Matt Evans on how to make Alien terrifying once again… With Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5 officially announced by Fox and the studio’s commitment to Prometheus sequels further down the line, the Alien franchise is alive once more and is heading dangerously close to ‘Cinematic Universe’ territory. This is a potential state of affairs that will […]
Not All Sequels Suck
Helen Murdoch with ten sequels that are actually decent… 2016 has been hit and miss for sequels and reboots. So far we’ve had the dull Independence Day: Resurgence, the reboot of Ghostbusters, as well as the forgettable Now You See Me 2 and Bad Neighbours 2. Sitting through the latest Alice in Wonderland film was […]
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