Two years on, there is one space thriller that could still be considered one of the most important sci-fi events in recent cinema memory.

The Alien franchise is one of the most iconic and enduring in all of sci-fi cinema, even if not every entry is a classic. The original Ridley Scott movie was essentially greenlit only because the ...

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