Ridley Scott may have started it, but it's James Cameron's relentless, sweat-drenched sequel that gets the big screen treatment here at The Beverly Theater. Ellen Ripley returns to LV-426 with a squad of colonial marines, and what follows is one of the most quotable, tension-packed slices of sci-fi action ever put on film. The acid-blooded xenomorphs, the motion-tracker beeping in the dark, Bishop, the Power Loader showdown—it all plays out on a proper theater screen with the kind of sound system that makes every drip of alien slime and pulse rifle blast land with weight.

Watching this one in a dark room with a crowd is a different animal than streaming it at home. The claustrophobia of the colony corridors, the practical creature effects that still hold up decades later, and Sigourney Weaver's performance as one of cinema's toughest final girls all benefit from a big-screen presence. The Beverly's intimate 150-seat setup means you're close enough to feel every jump scare land across the room.

This is an all-ages event, so it's a solid pick for parents wanting to introduce a new generation to Ripley and company, or for genre fans who never tire of revisiting the derelict corridors of Hadley's Hope.