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18 May

The Trouble with Alien Zombies

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Soon we’re going to be watching Zack Snyder leave behind the quest for a “grown-up” superhero movie and return to his old playground, the zombie movie. Army of the Dead looks like a huge amount of fun and leaves us wondering why nobody has made a zombie heist movie before (except for Train to Busan sequel, Peninsula), but one of the plot details that has leaked about the film is that Area 51 plays a significant role. This suggests that the zombie plague may be extraterrestrial in origin. Like most subversions of the zombie apocalypse genre (although Army of the…
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04 May

Returnal’s Horror Combines the Best of Alien and Hereditary

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When describing Returnal to anyone that’s maybe interested in the game, I’ve been relying on that classic “comparison” technique. For instance, I might say that Returnal is like “Risk of Rain meets Metroid,” or that its gameplay reminds me of a “Bullet hell shooter crossed with a roguelike.” Most people know that those kinds of comparisons are rarely accurate. However, they offer a simple way of describing something new by comparing it to things that are already known and more established. More often than not, the best way to get someone to try something different is to base your description…
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04 May

Invincible: Allen the Alien Could Be Season 2’s Secret Weapon

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This article contains major spoilers for Invincible season 1 and potential spoilers for Invincible season 2, based on the comic. The finale of Invincible season 1 was one of the most exhilarating bits of superhero storytelling in some time.  The genre is no stranger to the “son must confront his evil father” plotline, but rarely has any depiction of superhero action felt so visceral or terrifying. Mark Grayson’s struggle (and ultimate failure) to stop his Viltrumite father Nolan led to nearly 20 uninterrupted minutes of super-powered carnage. Hell, Omni-Man literally held his son’s body against a train to use as…
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01 Apr

Resident Alien Showrunner Unpacks the Finale’s Big Reveals

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The first season of Syfy’s comedy-drama series Resident Alien is like the plot of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial — if, before returning home, E.T. was a surly, not incredibly lovable being, who wanted to kill all humans, and tormented Elliott. So maybe not like E.T. But in tonight’s finale, the alien posing as human Harry Vanderspeigle does finally head back to his world. However, Harry’s departure from the planet and Patience, Colorado, ends up not being as simple as the Reese’s-loving alien’s. Instead, Harry (Alan Tudyk) ultimately abandons his mission to wipe out humanity in the interest of saving his friend…
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25 Mar

Resident Alien: Inside That Hair-Raising Cameo

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This article contains spoilers for Resident Alien episode 9. In the Syfy series Resident Alien, Harry Vanderspeigle, or the extraterrestrial in the Harry human suit, to be specific, has been trying to get back to his home world after completing a mission to kill everyone on earth. But in the newest episode, “Welcome Aliens,” he has a close encounter with humans in alien suits — as well as one “high-haired gentleman” — at a UFO convention in Dulce, New Mexico. The penultimate episode of the season occurs as Harry (Alan Tudyk) and Asta (Sara Tomko) head to the con to…
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16 Mar

Star Wars: Alien Races That Changed the Galaxy

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Star Wars is the story of a massive galaxy and the thousands of alien races that inhabit it. More importantly, it’s an epic tale of how these different civilizations come together to live as a galactic community, and the many struggles it often takes to get there. Like any real-world society, many of the alien races in Star Wars have deep histories that cover everything from their origins and traditions to how they discovered spaceflight and their contributions to the galactic annals. Thanks to the Expanded Universe of books and comics that have spent the last 40 years going way…
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04 Mar

Can Aliens: Fireteam Be to Aliens What Isolation Was to Alien?

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The recent reveal of Aliens: Fireteam (a co-op shooter from Cold Iron Studios based on the film of the same name) has quickly proven to be one of the year’s most welcome surprises so far. At a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has left us questioning when previously revealed games will be released, the seemingly simple announcement of a potentially major, entirely new game on the horizon feels much more hopeful than ever before. Besides, after all these years, there is still a special something about the Alien franchise that has never faded away. Even though recent Alien movies failed…
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11 Dec

Alien TV Series Will Take Xenomorph to Earth for First Time

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In space no one can hear you scream, but they will certainly hear you stream if Disney and FX have anything to say about it. Indeed, midway through Thursday’s Disney presentation to investors, FX chief John Landgraf dropped the bombshell that H.G. Giger’s peculiar Star-Beast is finally making it to Earth in an Alien television series! “FX is moving quickly to bring audiences the first television series based on one of the greatest science fiction horror classics ever made,” Landgraf said. “Alien will be helmed by Fargo and Legion’s Noah Hawley stepping into the creative/executive producer chair, and FX is…
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07 Oct

Link Tank: Why Save Yourselves Is an Alien Invasion Movie Done Right

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Save Yourselves is an alien science fiction movie based on a simple premise that turns out to be so much more. “Though it starts with a seemingly simple sci-fi premise, Save Yourselves is actually so much more. This is a film that’s funny and surprising but also smart, layered, and subtly thought-provoking. It doesn’t clobber you over the head with any single message; instead, you’re presented with many different viewpoints, any of which can be processed however you choose. The story is cute and clever but having something to think about afterward makes it even better.” Read more at Gizmodo.…
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12 Sep

Legends of Tomorrow Season 6 Picks Up An Alien Expert

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Legends of Tomorrow ended season 5 with a little bit of space, and the promise of more space, and now the first big casting announcement of season 6 fulfills some of that promise. At the Legends of Tomorrow panel at DC FanDome day 2, Lisseth Chavez was announced as joining the crew of the Waverider in the upcoming season. Chavez will be playing Esperanza “Spooner” Cruz, a tech whiz with a history of alien abduction who “believes she has the ability to communicate telepathically with aliens.” That part is quoted because one gets the sense that this is an open…
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02 Jul

Alien and Predator Join Marvel Universe

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After decades published by Dark Horse Comics, the Aliens and Predator comic franchises are joining Marvel according to an announcement today. Creative teams haven’t been announced, but the company did release promotional art of both the titular monsters by artist David Finch (Eisner winning artist of Batman). The new books are set to arrive in 2021. “Alien and Predator are the two of the most identifiable, iconic characters of all time, and I love them for that,” Finch told IGN. “But mostly, it’s being fortunate enough to be a kid when they were new. I’ve seen every movie they’ve ever…
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19 Jun

Ian Holm, Alien and Lord of the Rings Star, Passes Away at 88

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“I think I’m… quite ready for another adventure!” -Bilbo Baggins Ian Holm, esteemed knighted British actor and standout of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and Alien, is dead at the age of 88, having succumbed to complications from Parkinson’s disease. Holm passed away in a London hospital peacefully near his family and caregiver, as his agent confirmed to The Guardian, referring to the late actor as “charming, kind and ferociously talented,” and that “we will miss him hugely.” Holm stood as a peer amongst other knighted legends like Ian McKellen and Laurence Olivier, but he never saw himself as…
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05 Jun

How the Alien Chestburster Scene Baffled Stanley Kubrick

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The iconic chestburster moment in Alien, where we got our first look at a baby Xenomorph as it violently emerged from John Hurt’s thrashing torso, has managed to stand the test of time. It’s a scene that was intricately constructed by director Ridley Scott and his crew, and Scott had long planned to get a real reaction of shock and disgust from his cast on the day it was filmed in just a single take. To say it worked is an understatement, and Scott has revealed that even visionary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick wanted to know the secrets of the practical…
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16 Sep

Alien: Covenant

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Ridley Scott's latest is a satisfying sequel to Prometheus but suffers from similar issues.text_pre On Blu-ray: 'Alien: Covenant' link_ext.Ridley Scott's latest is a satisfying sequel to Prometheus but suffers from similar issues.text_pre On Blu-ray: 'Alien: Covenant' link_ext. Source from..
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