A young woman and her android brother battle xenomorphs in an abandoned research station. Seven films into this franchise, Alien: Romulus manages to be both terrifying and comforting; the audience revisiting their haunted childhood home, relieved to be tucked up in their old bed even if it does levitate. There is no comfort for our… Alien: Romulus Read More
Alien (4k Restoration: 2019) 5 stars
*** click down for two film clips, the trailer and images *** The Nostromo, the towing ship pulling a mining refinery, takes its name from the title of a novel by Joseph Conrad. In the book, Nostromo the man is a tool of the rich, which neatly sums up how the company sees Ripley, Dallas, Kane, Lambert and… Alien (4k Restoration: 2019) Read More
Alien: Covenant 3.5 stars
A Covenant is an agreement between god and his people but Alien Covenant is so heady with religion I’m surprised they didn’t go the whole way and call it Alien: Old Testament. The question is who is god here – Weyland, David, the Engineers, or Ridley Scott himself who has clearly hugely enjoyed drenching his… Alien: Covenant Read More
The Alien: Covenant Trailer Is Here To Save You From Christmas Hell
Mouths dripping with acid. Strange and terrifying creatures seemingly from other planets. Screaming. And NO ESCAPE. Yes it’s Christmas with the family. But don’t worry, as the new Alien: Covenant trailer is finally here! And it’s good! Though pretty much like previous Alien stuff, with lots of running down long industrial looking spaceship corridors, and things bursting… The Alien: Covenant Trailer Is Here To Save You From Christmas Hell Read More