The movie takes place between Ridley Scott’s first movie, Alien, and James Cameron’s sequel Aliens in the overall timeline. In Álvarez’s vision, an unlucky few are terrorized by unwelcoming facehugger ...

While the Alien franchise has plenty of memorable legacy characters, Alien: Romulus ensured that only one of them needs to return for the next outing. The Alien movies have a messy timeline that can ...

Case in point: James Cameron’s Aliens took a sharp turn from Ridley Scott’s original film, changing the tone from a sci-fi/horror nightmare to an action-horror thrill ride. Cameron was clearly ...