Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Playing in previews Thursday night before opening on Friday in theaters nationwide, Alien: ...

One of the better horror films of the year was writer and director Fede Álvarez's Alien: Romulus. To even decide to make the movie was a big risk. The first two films in the franchise, Ridley Scott's ...

If Álvarez’s goal was to bring a nostalgic touch to his movie, he definitely nailed it, and with great skill, by adding the chestburster scene. While this moment is a recurring element throughout the ...

The extremely corrosive acid blood of the xenomorphs has been used as a great tool of tension and suspense throughout the Alien franchise. Alien: Romulus ups that ante in a big way by removing gravity ...

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