Sci-fi stories often stand out when they're on their own. A standalone story like Ex Machina can make waves, but the minute that it becomes a small part of a larger story, there's always more scrutiny ...

Few narrative dead-ends in sci-fi have been as frustrating as the Alien franchise abandoning Prometheus. Prometheus saw Ridley Scott return to the universe he launched with Alien, expanding the scope ...

Legendary Hollywood director Ridley Scott has said Gladiator 3 is "in the process right now," and that he’s open to doing another Alien prequel if he has a good enough idea. Gladiator 2 came out last ...

Sam Barsanti has written about pop-culture for 10 years, and his work has appeared at The A.V. Club, Primetimer, IGN, and Collider. He has also contributed to the popular daily Hustle newsletter, ...

The Alien franchise has gotten about as complicated as a Weyland-Yutani org chart. There are the core movies, the Prometheus side quests, and last year’s Alien: Romulus spinoff reboot. Don’t even get ...

The 'Alien' franchise has spent the last few years pulling in several directions at once. The 'Alien: Earth' TV series from Noah Hawley is now streaming, ...

The opening moments of Prometheus present a visually breathtaking but puzzling prologue. Viewers witness a lone Engineer on what appears to be a primordial Earth, positioned beside a thundering ...