Ridley Scott's inimitable 1979 sci-fi thriller, Alien, expertly ratchets up the tension by not having the titular alien show up on screen until roughly an hour into the film. Following in Scott's ...

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The Other Player.

The animators pack so many enriching details into their adaptation that even the most incidental scene feels consequential.

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