Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you were unnerved by Ridley Scott’s claustrophobic terror in 1979's “Alien,” gird your ...

Since the beginning, every sequel and prequel in the now seven-film Alien franchise—yes, there are only seven movies, those other two monster mashes never happened!—has been at war with itself. And ...

Quick questions first. Will the ninth addition to the Alien franchise satisfy sci-fi supergeek fans? Maybe not. Is there anything new in this? Not a whole load. Is it any good? Holy hell, yeah! New ...

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“In space, no one can hear you scream,” went the tagline for the original “Alien” in 1979, a terrifying thought on multiple levels. There may indeed be a scientific rationale for a space scream to be ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Still. It also remains an Alien, with almost half a century of name recognition and a legacy of indelible ...

Cailee Spaeny stars in a shocker that goes back to the franchise’s first principles – with extravagantly scary, and revolting, results Robbie Collin has been a film critic for 20 years, during which ...

A star rating of 4 out of 5. The problem with opening a film franchise with not one but two genuine masterpieces is that most subsequent efforts are going to look rather tame by comparison. That's ...