The Freshman Fifteen

Episode 05: David Fincher's ALIEN 3

Episode Summary

It's episode five, and our hosts fix their gaze on the franchise sequel Alien 3, the freshman feature of director David Fincher.

Episode Notes

It's episode five, and our hosts fix their gaze on the franchise sequel Alien 3, the freshman feature of director David Fincher. Daniel opens the floodgates with a discussion of contemporary feminism while Jeremy plumbs the depths of cinematic theology. It's an anything-goes grab-bag of Fincher fanaticism, best-of lists and Sequel Theory 101. Also, the big question: is Ellen Ripley the embodiment of sci-fi feminism the world has been waiting for?