When director Ridley Scott introduced audiences to the Nostromo in 1979’s Alien, he created one of the most enduring horror and sci-fi franchises by merging the cold isolation of deep space with the ...

The HMS Beagle was an inspiration in the writing of Alien: Earth – but this isn’t the only connection the franchise has to ...

Even the later sequels become more compelling during a marathon because they are willing to get stranger and meaner than most modern studio franchises. Alien 3 strips the series down into something ...