Although the plot of Prometheus might seem confusing, it is relatively easy to understand where Ridley Scott’s 2012 prequel takes place in the Alien franchise timeline. The Alien movies have ...

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 ...

In 2012, Ridley Scott returned to the franchise that he created in 1979 when he directed Prometheus, a prequel to Alien. With this movie, he made some major changes, retconning what some of the ...

If there’s one thing Alien fans have given up on, it’s trying to sort out the complex and often contradictory nature of the xenomorph chronology. Even as early as 1986, when Aliens jumped forward in ...

Alien: Covenant looks pretty good on paper: a sequel to the also pretty good Prometheus, starring Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, and Billy Crudup, with tons of throwback references to Alien ...

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, ...