Since the beginning, every sequel and prequel in the now seven-film Alien franchise—yes, there are only seven movies, those other two monster mashes never happened!—has been at war with itself. And ...

A star rating of 4 out of 5. The problem with opening a film franchise with not one but two genuine masterpieces is that most subsequent efforts are going to look rather tame by comparison. That's ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Still. It also remains an Alien, with almost half a century of name recognition and a legacy of indelible ...

Since the first two films in the 1980s, the sci-fi horror series has been a very mixed bag. But this latest gets back to basics, and makes for a superbly scary monster movie. There have already been ...

Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Alien: Romulus has the capacity for greatness. If you could somehow surgically extract its strongest sequences, you’d see that ...

After the more philosophical and visually grandiose stylings of Prometheus and Covenant, series debut helmer Fede Alvarez takes Alien back to basics. Set between Alien and Aliens, Romulus sees a group ...

From Resurrection to Romulus, here's the perfect viewing guide for the perfect organism ...