“In space, no one can hear you scream,” went the tagline for the original “Alien” in 1979, a terrifying thought on multiple levels. There may indeed be a scientific rationale for a space scream to be ...

A star rating of 4 out of 5. The problem with opening a film franchise with not one but two genuine masterpieces is that most subsequent efforts are going to look rather tame by comparison. That's ...

Quick questions first. Will the ninth addition to the Alien franchise satisfy sci-fi supergeek fans? Maybe not. Is there anything new in this? Not a whole load. Is it any good? Holy hell, yeah! New ...

Rain Carradine, played by Cailee Spaeny (known for Priscilla and The Civil War), is a mine worker on Jackson’s Star, a human colony located somewhere in the solar system. Denied leave from her job ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Still. It also remains an Alien, with almost half a century of name recognition and a legacy of indelible ...

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Alien: Romulus bursts its way into cinemas on Friday (August 16), the ninth film in the sci-fi/horror franchise – but how should newcomers tackle the xenomorph world in order? Read on for the ...