It was July of 1986. Theatres around the country were about to unveil a movie that would change the definition of sci-fi/action movies, forever. It was called…. Aliens (1986).

When Sigourney Weaver first brought Ellen Ripley to life in 1979’s Alien, she redefined what a hero in science fiction could be: resourceful, resilient, and human, even in the face of monsters beyond ...