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 ...
Ripley gets down to business in Aliens (1986). Photo: Bob Penn/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images When you think of badass sci-fi protagonists, the first face that likely pops into your head is that of ...
Tom Chapman is a Manchester-based writer with square eyes and a love of a good pun. Raised on a diet of Jurassic Park and Jumanji, this '90s boy had VHS movies flowing in his blood from a young age.