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.

A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.
Ripley is a great character because she serves two distinct, but rewarding, purposes in the original film and the sequel.
Although not canonically aromantic or asexual. the stories and personalities of these Disney princesses resonate with members of the aroace community.
This powerful story shines with poetic animation, an exploration of deeper truths, and the protagonist's complex search for identity.
It’s the most loving tribute to cinema and to Ingmar Bergman, set in world that feels so habitable that I felt like only re-watching this for eternity, because of how inviting it looks and feels.
As this critic continues to look back at some of this Summer's films I have taken in, I would be remiss if I didn't mention one of the most overall unsettling trends in Hollywood over the last several years.....sequels, reboots, and remakes. Look, I am all for seeing more than one film for certain originals that made a splash, ie: "Jurassic Park", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Transformers", etc.
Shudder makes an incredibly atmospheric docuseries about the darker side of Hollywood mysteries.