Prometheus, Alien: Covenant’s portentous 2012 predecessor, was long on existential riddles and short on parasitic fauna. Scott rectifies this in the prequel’s sequel (there are two more instalments ...

Alien: Covenant brings back the visceral panic that fans expect from the franchise, along with the show-stopping title creatures: among them the face-hugger, the chest-burster and the canoe-headed ...

If you’re old enough to remember the original 1979 Alien film, you’ll recall the heart-pounding fear, the ghastly aliens and the cold, dark open of space. If you’ve seen Prometheus, the 2012 offshoot ...

Danny McBride is happy that he made it to the end of Alien: Covenant, but he isn’t hopeful he’ll survive long enough for the next instalment. “I think if you look at the history of Alien films the ...

Nearly 40 years ago, Ridley Scott directed Alien – a sci-fi nightmare that was as perfectly designed as the murderous xenomorph for which it was named. Have you seen Alien? You should. It’s a ...