The News-Herald

‘Alien: Romulus’ review: A largely scary tribute to what’s come before it

You can only imagine how many times Fede Alvarez has seen “Alien.” The filmmaker, whose credits include 2016’s well-received tension-filled horror-thriller “Don’t Breathe,” this week unleashes “Alien: ...
Decider

‘Alien: Romulus’ Review: Cailee Spaeney and a Stellar Cast Can’t Fight a Flimsy Storyline

In space, no one can hear you scream, or, I guess, cackle in delight when a punk ass side character gets a mouthful of face hugger tentacle. Nor can anyone in space hear you groan when the nostalgia ...
The Spokesman-Review

What to stream: Collating the data to binge ‘Alien’ franchise

Aug. 14, 2024Updated Wed., Aug. 14, 2024 at 3:39 p.m. Sigourney Weaver, left, as Ellen Ripley and Carrie Henn as Newt in “Aliens.” (20th Century Fox) By Katie Walsh Tribune News Service ...
AZFamily

‘Alien: Romulus’ brings the franchise back to its gritty horror roots

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — In space, no one can hear you screaming about an Alien movie finally being good again… Good thing I’m on Earth! Desperate to escape their dire environment, Andy joins Rain and her ...
Los Angeles Times

Bringing things back to basics, ‘Alien: Romulus’ leans into the horror and the goo

The beauty of the “Alien” franchise is that it has always allowed room for distinctive filmmakers to play with their own aesthetics and themes. Ridley Scott’s taut, philosophical space-thriller “Alien ...
Chicago Tribune

Review: ‘Alien: Romulus,’ scary, gory, grimy — and a strong addition to a hardy franchise

There are those who don’t like any of the “Alien” films after the first two, instructively different ones: Ridley Scott’s “Alien” (1979) and James Cameron’s “Aliens” (1986). And there are others who ...