Joshua Kristian McCoy is a freelance writer and film critic from the United States. He is a lifelong film buff, a voting member of the Georgia Film Critics Association, a tournament-winning Smash Bros ...

In 1979, Sigourney Weaver, then a relative unknown, became a huge star thanks to her breakout performance as Ellen Ripley in Ridley Scott's Alien. In a world dominated by male heroes, Ripley was a ...

Directed by Ridley Scott, the first flick in the Alien franchise introduces viewers to no-nonsense Ellen Ripley, the third officer of the space freighter Nostromo and an employee of the Weyland-Yutani ...

The following is a third act summary for 1997s Alien Resurrection, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Down in the Hive, Ripley finds that not only is Dr. Jonathan Gediman still alive, and encased in the ...

In space, no one can hear you scream. The movie theater is a different story. The spine-chilling sci-fi horror franchise “Alien” returns this week with “Alien: Romulus,” featuring a new crew of young, ...

A plan was then formed between Ripley and the weaponless inmates of Fury 161: to trap the Runner in a nuclear waste storage tank by igniting the toxic air to force it inside. This plan failed and many ...