Ridley Scott returns to the franchise that made him a top director. But can he recapture the magic?

‘Alien: Covenant’ review Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston star in disappointing Ridley Scott sequel to ‘Prometheus’

When Ridley Scott released Prometheus five years ago, his stated intention was to explore anew story in the Alien universe. Hehad limited enthusiasm for continuing the evolution of the xenomorph he firstbrought to the screen in 1979 but marketing ...

Michael Fassbender lends a needed soul as twin androids in the new sci-fi horror film.

Ridley Scott keeps his alien attacks as gross-scary-suspenseful as ever, but none of the dialogue scenes are nearly as compelling

Ridley Scott can’t recapture what made the early “Alien” films so unsettling.

Bloodier than you can believe

'Alien: Covenant' is reasonably entertaining, even if it slips off course after its opening section

When Ridley Scott allows the blood and gore to flow Alien:Covenant succeeds. It's when it tries to honor Prometheus that problems arise.

But there’s still some Fassbender-on-Fassbender action.

Scott’s sequel to the Prometheus prequel is capably made but plays like a greatest-hits compilation of the original films’ freakiest moments

‘Covenant’ is yet another ‘Alien’ hopelessly devoted to injecting the series with meaning and mythology — but things were actually more interesting when they were primitive

The numerous financial forces that conspired to put Alien: Covenant on thousands and thousands of screens the world over have ensured that their investment will be sold, from the title on down, with more clarity and promise than its predecessor. Whereas 2012's Prometheus was able to get by plenty well through mysterious marketing, a very rare