2012's Prometheus is one of the most controversial sci-fi outings of the 21st century, but it is an essential piece of the ...

The Alien film series is one of the most iconic science fiction horror franchises of all time, and the new series Alien: Earth looks set to add another interesting prequel to the series. Since 1979, ...

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 ...

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 lived and died many times over the years. Currently, it’s in a particularly prolific era, with last year’s theatrical hit Alien: Romulus becoming the biggest entry in years and ...

One of the most baffling moments in Prometheus occurs when the last surviving Engineer is awakened from stasis by David (Michael Fassbender) and Peter Weyland (Guy Pearce). The entire mission of the ...

Black Goo is a thick, sticky, tar-like substance with a mysterious and dubious background. It was originally introduced in Prometheus alongside the Engineers, an ancient race of aliens that were ...

In space, no one can hear you scream, but they can sure hear you scratching your head as you try to make sense of the sprawling “Alien” universe. While Ridley Scott’s 1979 haunted-house-in-the-cosmos ...