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3D rendered fantasy alien planet. Rocks and moon
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Gary Varner
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October 12, 2024
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Alien: Romulus News Flash: Ripley Didn’t Kill Her First Alien

We learn that the aliens usually don’t intend to eat their prey but to use them to incubate facehugger embryos.
Gary Varner
October 12, 2024
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Science Fiction
This film makes a serious effort to tie the alien anthology together. Continuity is too often seriously neglected in this modern age of “cinema” Read More ›
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Shattered Planet
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Gary Varner
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October 5, 2024
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Alien: Romulus: Andy Turns Bad — Thanks to an Old Friend

Ash reappears in the story, a nice touch which reconnects the film to the original
Gary Varner
October 5, 2024
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Science Fiction
When measuring the significance of a plot hole, we should ask, how does it ultimately affect the story? Some of the ones in Romulus are not deep. Read More ›
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Lunar mining operation extracts precious resources from the Moon surface. Future of space exploration and resource utilization. Generative AI
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Gary Varner
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September 28, 2024
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Alien: Romulus (2024) Wait! This Movie is Actually Good?

A new character, Rain, tries to escape the Weyland Corporation mine in which her parents were killed but the xenomorphs have infiltrated the space station the escapees must board
Gary Varner
September 28, 2024
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Science Fiction
Romulus is likely harmed at the box office by the fact that the previous two films in the series were terrible. It meets the minimum standard for a quality film Read More ›