The “jump scare” is a well established trope of horror films, in which the “shriek chord” on the soundtrack suddenly rises, in order to give audiences a jolt. Lazy horror films aggressively use the “shriek chord” but aren’t fooling anyone. If a filmmaker needs the equivalent of someone screaming in my ear to induce fear, then the director and their movie are clearly unworthy. A … [Read more...] about ‘Alien’ Movie Review: Still a masterpiece, ‘Alien’ returns to theaters for three days in October
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ALIEN: COVENANT New Movie Review
It's been about a decade since filmmaker Ridley Scott made the unguarded comment about making an Alien prequel. He was reflecting on Alien, only his second movie in a career marked with milestones, and thinking aloud what a prequel would be like. He imagined a focus on the Alien planet, going back to that mysterious spaceship and explaining where the enormous Space Jockey had … [Read more...] about ALIEN: COVENANT New Movie Review