Ridley Scott

[Previews]

Awaiting the Covenant: What the Fuck is Going on with the Alien Franchise?!

There’s never a dull moment when it comes to the Alien universe, and this week we were provided with a surprisingly large amount of information regarding the next chapter in this troubled franchise with the release of an official synopsis and title! Alien Covenant. Synopsis: Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created in Alien

[Reviews]

Poorly Engineered: Revisiting Prometheus and the Damaged DNA Within

My journey through the troubled later years of the Alien franchise reaches its conclusion today with some thoughts on Prometheus. I followed the production of Prometheus with an almost rabid excitement a few years ago, searching for every drop of news and pondering every announcement with a level of interest I had never felt before.

[Movies]

Five Fun Facts: Alien

If there ever was a week to reflect on 1979’s Alien it’s this one, which unfortunately kicked off with the passing of artist H.R. Giger, whose contributions to the film could never possibly be overstated. Today, we continue our week-long tribute to Giger here on Halloween Love by giving Alien the ‘Five Fun Facts’ treatment,