Alien : Romulus - Avis

It’s not quite as brilliantly claustrophobic as the first film, but it’s close enough, and indicative of how much Alvarez understands about why that film remains a masterpiece.

...gets back to the rusted exteriors and primitive computer interfaces of the original movies.

Tense, terrifying, and icky enough to put you off sex for life.

...this is a film that understands the appeal of the original two, and summons the same mysterious, magisterial, mythical mood...

...its dystopian intro is compelling and there are quite a few devilishly constructed scares.

The best aspects of Alien: Romulus are embedded in its ability to be inventive and surprising nearly a half-century into the existence of this franchise...

Evoking the genetic f***ery that always spells doom in these movies, Alien: Romulus is a lean, mean, chimeric beauty.

...the grinding first half is worth enduring for a pleasantly rip-snorting finale.

...launches Cailee Spaeny into winning gross-out orbit.

...the latest entry in the xenomorph saga is a well directed, crowd-pleasing, appropriately gnarly piece of work.