When James Cameron’s Aliens was released 40 years ago, film critics dismissed it as a dumb blockbuster, a defense of patriarchy, and a reflection of US scorched-earth military policy. They were wrong ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A female-led action blockbuster seemed inevitable, it would just be a matter of who got there first. And, perhaps unsurprisingly, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sigourney Weaver as Ripley in Alien (1979) Ellen Ripley is the best action heroine of all time, without question. Just look at two ...

Since its initial announcement in 2022, Alien: Romulus had fans all asking the same question: Will Sigourney Weaver’s Ellen Ripley be part of the latest installment in the franchise? However, it was ...

After Ripley escapes with her cat, Jonesy, on the Nostromo’s escape ship just before the interstellar cargo freighter explodes, she at first breathes a sigh of relief that the monstrous alien creature ...

Warning: Spoilers for Alien: Romulus may lie ahead. With Alien: Romulus set to receive a sequel after convincing most critics and fans, co-writer and director Fede ...

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Weaver’s first performance as Ripley in Alien launched her career, but Aliens is often regarded by many as the definitive portrayal of Ripley in the entire Alien franchise, with Weaver even earning an ...

Following the demise of Captain Arthur Dallas, who went looking for the growing Xenomorph inside the Nostromo’s ventilation shafts, with the intent of leading into, and out of, the airlock, the story ...

Tom Chapman is a Manchester-based writer with square eyes and a love of a good pun. Raised on a diet of Jurassic Park and Jumanji, this '90s boy had VHS movies flowing in his blood from a young age.