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Film Review — Alien Romulus

Film Review — Alien Romulus

Fede Álvarez’s Disney-mandated rehash of Alien and Aliens surprisingly proves not dreadful, though it isn’t a patch on the original two

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Aug 18, 2024
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Here’s something I never thought I’d say in a film review: The latest Alien film isn’t terrible, unlike every other sequel following the brilliant Aliens (1986). Yes, I know the Alien 3 (1992)-is-a-flawed-masterpiece brigade are diving into their keyboards already, as are the Prometheus (2012)-was-an-interesting-expans…

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