Alien

‘Life’: Wait, Haven’t We Seen This Before?

‘Life’: Wait, Haven’t We Seen This Before?

Life disregards its genre predecessor, Alien to the detriment of the film.
Is A.I. the New Other?

Is A.I. the New Other?

Aliens and robots are swapping seats as filmic sci-fi reformulates its visions of the foreign and the familiar.
The Past and Future of ‘Sin City’ ‘Deadpool’, ‘Alien’, ‘Predator’ and ‘Halloween’

The Past and Future of ‘Sin City’ ‘Deadpool’, ‘Alien’, ‘Predator’ and ‘Halloween’

Flops, superheroes, monsters and noir in The Next Reel.
Deconstructing the Star Beast: How the ‘Alien’ Saga Went Wrong

Deconstructing the Star Beast: How the ‘Alien’ Saga Went Wrong

Alien was a planned B-Movie that transcended its genre and spawned the rare sequel that is neither imitation nor complete deviation. Then the saga went to hell.
10 Terrific Films With Alternate Endings

10 Terrific Films With Alternate Endings

With the birth of home video, filmmakers have been able to tinker with their vision. Here are ten examples, however, of where their original endings were changed before said movies were released.

Celluloid Androids: The Big Screen’s Fascination with Robots

Creatures of Appetite: The Virtues of Covetousness in Video Games

A Stranger in His Own Land, or ‘Assassin’s Creed III’ and the Alien

Enter the Posthuman: ‘Alien Phenomenology’

Explaining the ‘Prometheus’ Love/Hate

An ‘Alien’ (Prequel) Primer

The Thing (2011): Bringing Quiet Tones and Space Vaginas Back from the ’80s