The director’s more-is-more approach to the 1986 sequel gave us seat-edge action and an indelible performance from a rule-breaking Sigourney Weaver ...

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Forty years ago today, on July 18, 1986, 20th Century Fox put a sequel into American theaters that had no business working.

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Sequels have a reputation problem. For every beloved follow up, there are a dozen cash grabs that dilute what made the first ...

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As the peerless "Aliens" turns 40, here are 26 reasons it's still the greatest sci-fi action movie of all time.

40 years later, James Cameron's follow-up remains the clearest blueprint for expanding a franchise without repeating it.

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