Even before a xenomorph comes aboard and starts picking them off, the crew of the commercial towing vessel the USCSS Nostromo knows that their employers Weyland-Yutani don’t care about them. But when ...

With Women Of Action, Caroline Siede digs into the history of women-driven action movies to explore what these stories say about gender and how depictions of female action heroes have evolved over ...

In 1979, Sigourney Weaver, then a relative unknown, became a huge star thanks to her breakout performance as Ellen Ripley in Ridley Scott's Alien. In a world dominated by male heroes, Ripley was a ...

The Alien franchise has vastly expanded since its first movie was released in 1979, exploring numerous different characters ...