*** 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 – Video Review Includes Video 5 stars
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Alien 5 stars
*** Read my review of the 4k restoration of Alien and check out images from the film *** So often horror films have an extra opponent every bit as evil and twisted as the main threat. Fighting on one front for a hero or, more usually, a heroine, simply isn’t enough to test them to their limits… Alien 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
Alien: Covenant – The Crew Are Having A Last Supper, Cue Gods & Monsters
The religious parallels were everywhere in Prometheus. What were the Engineers but vengeful Old Testament Gods, creating then destroying at will? And now a 4-minute prologue to Alien: Covenant has just been released, directed by Luke Scott, entitled the Last Supper. In Christianity the Last Supper is the last meal that Jesus and his Apostles shared,… Alien: Covenant – The Crew Are Having A Last Supper, Cue Gods & Monsters 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