One unexpected choice in the Alien franchise's best prequel breaks a big rule of spinoffs by shattering franchise continuity, but it doesn't matter.

The second installment in the Alien film franchise, 1986's Aliens, has been continuously acclaimed by critics and praised by audiences. "It was all hydraulics and puppetry. There were two guys inside ...

When director Ridley Scott introduced audiences to the Nostromo in 1979’s Alien, he created one of the most enduring horror and sci-fi franchises by merging the cold isolation of deep space with the ...