Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Simon is a Los Angeles-based journalist who covers film and TV. It's been a big year for the Alien franchise. Not only did the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. To do so, however, they must scavenge cryo pods for a nine-year trek from an abandoned space ...

Director Fede Álvarez is stepping away from the ‘Alien: Romulus’ sequel. But he will produce the movie with franchise overseer Ridley Scott. The hunt is on for a new director. You might think, then, ...

Outside of the movies, it’s hard to find something more beloved within the Alien franchise than the 2014 video game Alien: ...

The most unexpected sci-fi success of the year has easily been the acclaim and box office slam-dunk of Alien: Romulus. Saddled with a strange subtitle, and a lot of continuity baggage stemming from ...

One unexpected choice in the Alien franchise's best prequel breaks a big rule of spinoffs by shattering franchise continuity, ...

Although the 2024 midquel Alien: Romulus, in theory, is a standalone adventure set between the original 1979 film Alien and the 1986 sequel Aliens, Fede Álvarez couldn’t help but put a very big Easter ...

A group of young space colonisers salvage a deserted space station in the galaxy's depths. Too late, they realise the universe's most fearsome life form has infested the station, posing a deadly ...

Great characters are at the heart of great stories, and it wouldn’t be the Golden Issues if we didn’t take the opportunity to honor some of the best characters that appeared in movies throughout the ...