All die-hard Ridley Scott and Alien fans rejoice you only have to wait just over a month before Alien: Covenant hits the stores on August 15 th and you’re in for a Xenomorph treat with the different ...

With Alien: Romulus hitting our screens soon, it is as good a time as any to cast a discerning eye over the history of this at times breath-taking and always fascinating franchise and remind ourselves ...

Ridley Scott returns to the roots of the Alien franchise with latest instalment Alien: Covenant. But how much of Prometheus has taken its toll? 20th Century Fox Much like he did for Alien back in 1979 ...

‘Man in his arrogance,’ wrote the astronomer Carl Sagan, quoting Darwin, ‘thinks himself a great work, worthy of the interposition of a deity. More humble, and, I think, truer to consider himself ...

Alien: Covenant’s strongest improvement on its predecessor is simple narrative coherence. The plot – the colonisation mission of the Covenant is waylaid by an accident and the promise of a closer, ...

With Alien Covenant out in cinemas Christopher Machell looks back at HR Giger's greatest creation and analyses exactly what it is that gives it its ferocious and lasting power A deleted scene, ...

The new feature certainly delivers what you’d expect from an Aliens film- spectacle, body horror, strong Ripley-like female protagonists and some astonishing special effects – but there’s also a ...

Ripley, the indomitable action hero played by Sigourney Weaver in the Alien series, may have hung up her flamethrower for good, but the franchise’s latest prequel, Alien: Covenant, features a ...

After the rather muted response to Prometheus, which tried something new but didn't fully deliver, it's clear that Covenant is taking the franchise back to its roots, with a blend of horror and action ...