Just when you thought there couldn’t possibly be another installment in the Alien franchise, “20th Century Studios” goes and releases Alien: Romulus. In fact, it was among the…
Read more Alien: Romulus: Rain Lacks the Grit of RipleyDepending on what you think of the Alien franchise, the following statement will either sound like a huge compliment or damning with faint praise: Alien: Romulus is the…
Read more ‘Alien: Romulus’ shows there’s still plenty of life left in this franchiseGood or bad taste is difficult to define, but easy to point out, and Alien: Romulus, from Uruguayan director Fede Álvarez (who famously delivered a fantastic Evil Dead…
Read more Alien: Romulus: The Kotaku ReviewThe Xenomorph in Alien: Romulus. Courtesy of 20th Century Studios Like the Terminator, Alien is a franchise in which no new installment stands a chance of being the…
Read more ‘Alien: Romulus’ Review: A Damn Good Monster MovieWhen you don’t have star power or a massive superhero movie to show off in San Diego Comic-Con’s highly-visible Hall H, you have to get creative. And Disney…
Read more Comic-Con: ‘Alien: Romulus’ Face-Hugs Hall H With Chest-Bursting Footage, GiveawaysSadly, it’s not really a stretch to imagine the United States finding itself in a second Civil War. Perhaps this is why writer-director Alex Garland doesn’t get too…
Read more Civil War’s Overarching Message Isn’t Political, Or: One Must Do What They Can to “Pass the Baton,” Even in Apocalyptic TimesAlex Garland’s Civil War isn’t shy about its premise. It’s right there in the title. It’s about a United States of America that’s no longer united, with various…
Read more See How Alex Garland’s Civil War Divides the United StatesThe details of American politics do not concern Alex Garland in Civil War. Despite the controversy it’s already courted about its supposed prescience, the unsettling feature from the…
Read more ‘Civil War’ Review: Alex Garland’s Dystopian Thriller Starring Kirsten Dunst Stimulates the Intellect, if Not the EmotionsIt’s a story that becomes harder and harder to tell in the present epoch. That of Priscilla’s overt grooming by Elvis in order to eventually make her his…
Read more Priscilla: The Marie Antoinette of the 1960sPractically since the “dawn of Lana Del Rey,” a.k.a. the Tumblr era, there’s been that image circulating around that features her head Photoshopped (this was before AI manipulation…
Read more The Meaning of Lana Del Rey Snubbing the Priscilla Soundtrack
