From the Ridley Scott original horror film to the latest Noah Hawley sci-fi series, we rank every movie and TV show in the ...

Ellen Ripley is the best action heroine of all time, without question. Just look at two of the most iconic images of Ripley. One finds her cradling Newt (Carrie Henn), the survivor of a xenomorph ...

FX’s new series Alien: Earth centers on a female character taking on a horde of killer aliens — and so of course, any fan can’t help but be reminded of Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley in the Alien films.

In 1979, Sigourney Weaver, then a relative unknown, became a huge star thanks to her breakout performance as Ellen Ripley in Ridley Scott's Alien. In a world dominated by male heroes, Ripley was a ...

Ellen Ripley from Alien is horror's most badass female hero. Ridley Scott originally wanted to kill her in a shocking twist ending but the studio disagreed. The Alien franchise struggled to move past ...

This is the story behind the iconic MedLab scene in James Cameron's 'Aliens', when Ripley and Newt are attacked by a pair of ...

Joshua Kristian McCoy is a freelance writer and film critic from the United States. He is a lifelong film buff, a voting member of the Georgia Film Critics Association, a tournament-winning Smash Bros ...