A louder, jump scare-riddled take on the Alien formula doesn't prove to be a better one as Alien: Romulus desperately tries to recall what made the franchise's first two movies great. "Get away from ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Hughes is an entertainment writer covering cinema and genre TV. Filmmaker Fede Álvarez’s anxiously awaited legacy sequel ...

Alien: Romulus director Fede Álvarez has shed light on an overlooked link to Ridley Scott’s 2012 film Prometheus hidden within the new movie. Romulus follows a small crew led by Rain (played by Civil ...

There are two types of Alien fan: those who believe Prometheus enriched the franchise by adding layers to its in-universe mythology, and ones who claim the prequel only diluted the 1979 original's ...

It’s entertaining and well-done, with one standout performance especially, but ‘Alien: Romulus’ leans hard on nostalgia to the point of distraction. But Álvarez also makes the mistake of leaning too ...

The last two decades have been pretty rough for the Xenomorph. After being reduced to little more than a theme park attraction in Aliens vs Predator (and its sequel), before Ridley Scott returned to ...

Ross Bonaime is the Senior Film Editor at Collider. He is a Virginia-based critic, writer, and editor who has written about all forms of entertainment for Paste Magazine, Brightest Young Things, ...

We’ve had more forays into the Alien universe than anyone might have expected – certainly in 1992, when the third one seemed to be closing the book, or 1997, when the fourth one dished out a ...