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From Final Girls to Kickass Women – What Modern Female Protagonists Have in Common with Ellen Ripley

Posted on March 29, 2019April 14, 2019 by Guest

“Ellen Ripley stands as one of the first pages torn out of a sexist and archaic rulebook.” From Final Girls to Kickass Women – What Modern Female Protagonists Have in Common with Ellen Ripley.

Alien (1979) Retrospective Review

Posted on March 14, 2019November 20, 2019 by Guest

Ridley Scott’s ‘Alien’ (1979) pairs “genuine, spine-tingling horror and thematic resonance” to create a classic of horror and sci-fi. Lucas Hill-Paul reviews…

Designing Nightmares: H.R. Giger and ‘Alien’

Posted on March 11, 2019April 14, 2019 by Kieran Judge

When you think of ‘Alien’, you think of Ridley Scott and the Xenomorph, but the man behind the disturbing visuals is H.R. Giger, the artist profiled by Kieran Judge in this article.

From Captive Maiden to Captain Marvel – The Rise of the Female Action Hero

Posted on March 1, 2019June 7, 2019 by Craig Sheldon

Captain Marvel is Marvel Studios’ first female superhero movie lead, but it has been a long time coming. Craig Sheldon chronicles the development of female action heroes in Hollywood film.

Exploring the Great Empathy Machine: Blog 2 – Subjectivity in Criticism

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Joseph Wade

In Exploring the Great Empathy Machine blog 2, Joseph Wade explores subjectivity in film criticism, analysis and fandom. Check out his thoughts and theories and let him know your “guilty pleasures” here.

Top 10 Ridley Scott Movies

Posted on July 12, 2017March 3, 2018 by Joseph Wade

Ridley Scott has released 24 films in his 40 year feature-length career. Here are his top 10.

Prometheus (2012) Review

Posted on January 31, 2015February 16, 2015 by Joseph Wade

Ridley Scott’s much awaited return to the Alien franchise was a huge deal in 2012. Read Joseph Wade’s review of Prometheus, starring Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender, here.