Why Pit 'Alien' Against 'Aliens' When Ripley is Great in Both?
Ripley is a great character because she serves two distinct, but rewarding, purposes in the original film and the sequel.

Frank, a romantically inexperienced high school teacher with muscular dystrophy, pretends to be dating his best friend, so her parents won’t find out she’s a lesbian. But when his able-bodied childhood crush moves back to town, his desire for a real relationship is unexpectedly awakened.
Ripley is a great character because she serves two distinct, but rewarding, purposes in the original film and the sequel.
A fun-loving story focused on surviving middle school and tailor-made for its target audience. "The Diary of a Wimpy Kid" follows the paradox of finding true friendship and securing popularity no matter what it takes.
Ant-Man is a 2015 live action film based on the Marvel Comics characters of the same comics series, including Scott Lang and Hank Pym, along with others.
Praising Black representation and condemning the power structures that suppress it, a mother delivers an impassioned speech to her distant son.
Netflix's Afterlife of the Party might fall into the rom-com genre, but it's much more about grief, strong female friendships, and platonic love than it is about romance.
I was able to sit down and talk with the director of the short film Dog Lover Anne-Sophie Bine as she discussed and how she came to be in film.