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

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J.C. Macek III
/ 4 May 2015
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.
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Cleaner

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Jesse Hassenger
/ 1 June 2008
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The Covenant (2006)

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/ 15 January 2007
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Mindhunters (2004)

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/ 29 September 2005
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Mindhunters (2005)

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Cynthia Fuchs
/ 13 May 2005
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Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)

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Cynthia Fuchs
/ 27 August 2004

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