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.

Portugal had been recovering after the reforms following the end of “The Great Cyber War” years prior. Trust was now returning to the economy. The successful prosecution of the recently captured hacker and rebel ringleader Dr. Vilar, would be a show of force for the government, clearly establishing that the days of corruption were now behind them, as they re-integrated back into the eurozone. Dr. Vilar, once responsible for the cyber attack that devastated Lisbon’s power grid, had spent the majority of his exile in London, England, from which he ran his criminal enterprise, until one day he was mysteriously betrayed…
Ripley is a great character because she serves two distinct, but rewarding, purposes in the original film and the sequel.
A group of criminal animals tries their best to reform themselves into good citizens to avoid serving time in prison.
I first saw Dear Evan Hansen on the Broadway stage. Apparently, I was so blown away by the magic of theater that I didn’t pick up on the questionable dynamics. The story's clumsy handling in the movie brought those issues to light.
The classic ghosts-in-revenge story expanded into an extensive dig into the historical social system while being funny and horny.
A man struggling with the death of his son agrees to coach his former high school basketball team.
The sequel to the 2021 remake of the same name continues from where we last left off in this spooky adventure.