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.
Paul W.S. Anderson
‘Pompeii’, Slaves and Their Short-Lived Payback
On one hand Atticus, the most awesome slave-gladiator in Pompeii, is smart and splendidly charismatic. On the other, he's tormented.