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
It’s International Women’s Day! Hear Me Roar Like The T-Rex In Jurassic Park
Yes, it’s that day again when all the mysogynists pop up to ask when International Men’s Day is. So come on over and tell me how to be a feminist. Just kidding, I can google. Once I’ve stopped Hoovering anyway. Also if you remind me I’ll do a post on IMD which is on 19th November. As long… It’s International Women’s Day! Hear Me Roar Like The T-Rex In Jurassic Park Read More
Terror & Trauma In New Alien: Covenant Trailer
“The path to Paradise begins in Hell”, as everyone who’s been for a Hollywood wax tells me. We’ve been treated to a new Alien: Covenant trailer to get us through until May 19th when the film is released. The crew of the colonising ship Covenant have landed on what looks like paradise. Until someone steps in something that… Terror & Trauma In New Alien: Covenant Trailer Read More
Comfort Blanket Movies For When The World Is Going To Hell In A Handcart (i.e. Now)
The world is pretty dark right now, but once you’ve filled your understairs cupboard with cans of baked beans, plus that Long Life UHT milk that come the Apocalypse no one will actually drink (“things are bad enough, I’ll have that cold coffee black if you don’t mind”), you’ll need something to fill the time before the… Comfort Blanket Movies For When The World Is Going To Hell In A Handcart (i.e. Now) Read More
10 Movies to Watch on a Desert Island
So if I was stuck on a desert island with only a solar DVD player for company and room for just TEN movies these are the ones I’d take and would happily watch again & again & again until Gerard Butler came to rescue me. 1. Prometheus – Being on a desert island at one with… 10 Movies to Watch on a Desert Island Read More
Prometheus 4 stars
I don’t know why “Prometheus” was marketed as “not really a direct Alien prequel” – what else could it be? It’s got an alien in it and it’s set before the other Alien films! If that’s not an Alien prequel then I don’t know what is. And there’s an android who loses his head (I mean his body),… Prometheus Read More