Tag: Ellen Ripley
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The Best Part of ‘Underworld’ Is Still Its Romance
When Underworld first debuted in 2003, it had all the makings of a cult classic. The idea of pitting vampires against werewolves was a novel one, especially since both creatures were staples of the horror genre. Director Len Wiseman, alongside Danny McBride and Kevin Grevioux, built out a mythology that was enough to sustain five…
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Emilia Clarke’s Sarah Connor Deserves Justice
Resistance fighter, mother of the revolution, and hot mess extraordinaire: when you think about Sarah Connor from The Terminator franchise, chances are your mental image is that of Terminator 2: Judgment Day’s buff, flinty-eyed warrior, not the cowed waitress with frizzy hair only the 1980s could synthesize. Actress Linda Hamilton’s impact on the action genre…
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‘Alien’s Alternate Ending Would Have Ended the Franchise Before It Started
When looking at the female icons of horror, we usually think of the final girl, the young woman who survived the masked killer murdering all of her friends now finding the strength at the end to kill her aggressor. There’s Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode in Halloween, of course, and Heather Langenkamp as Nancy…