The first trailer for Alien: Covenant, the sequel to 2012’s Prometheus and second prequel to 1979’s Alien was, essentially, a two-minute bloodbath. For those disappointed by Prometheus’s focus on the ...

The first ‘Alien: Covenant’ reviews are in and it sounds as though it’s an improvement on ‘Prometheus’. In space, nobody can hear you scream but when it comes to movie opinions, you don’t have to look ...

Alien: Covenant’s strongest improvement on its predecessor is simple narrative coherence. The plot – the colonisation mission of the Covenant is waylaid by an accident and the promise of a closer, ...

When the final credits rolled on Ridley Scott’s Prometheus in 2012, the cloying sensation was not of wondrous, terrifying stories still to be told, but of writers having just painted themselves into a ...

The Alien franchise has lived and died many times over the years. Currently, it’s in a particularly prolific era, with last year’s theatrical hit Alien: Romulus becoming the biggest entry in years and ...

2109. En route to Origae-6 to start a new colony, the crew of USCSS Covenant, tempted by a seemingly rogue transmission, opt for a closer, seemingly equally hospitable planet. Only terraforming ...

Even though we know what to expect long before it arrives, Ridley Scott's latest return to the Alien franchise does have its skin-deep pleasures If just thinking about Michael Fassbender makes you ...

A sequel to the prequel, this Alien instalment sees the return of Michael Fassbender in dual roles. It’s a long, flat, no-frills journey which struggles to engage despite its bloody shocks. Shot ...