I have long been a defender of Alien 3. David Fincher‘s (Se7en) debut feature was an utterly disastrous production, riddled with constant restarts and studio interference. And yet, the filmmaker still managed to deliver a competent, exciting, and most importantly, great Alien sequel. While fans have argued over the quality of the film for decades, one thing we can all agree on is that the Assembly Cut is the superior version of the film…and it just dropped on HBO Max, reports THR this morning.

The cut features a...