Alien: Covenant aims for two birds with one stone and grazes both; perhaps actually striking one might have been better.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 6, 2025

[The] story falls flat as [Alien: Covenant] cares more about exploring the familiar been-there, done-that territory rather than continuing to embrace the philosophical storytelling approach seen in Prometheus.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 15, 2024

Another look at the power of creation and destruction.

| Jun 22, 2023

“Prometheus” was too big of a departure for some die-hard fans. “Covenant” tries to lure them back with good action and effects while still giving time to Scott’s philosophical ruminations and mythology building.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 19, 2022

The non-human is the most interesting character and the one who runs the show. "Alien: Covenant" is undoubtedly owned and defined by the multi-layered behavior traits conveyed by the headlining Michael Fassbender.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 26, 2022

What Alien: Covenant lacks in cohesive intelligence or consistency within the series, it makes up for in compelling characters and raw, scary-as-hell situations.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 4, 2022

The rare summer blockbuster I wish were longer.

| Original Score: B+ | Aug 24, 2021

Working in references to Milton, Michelangelo and Percy Shelley's "Ozymandias" rather than to Marvel, mutants and Depp's Jack Sparrow, it's clear that Alien: Covenant isn't a typical summer blockbuster.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 16, 2021

There's just no coherence to the film's timeline - face-huggers turn into chest-bursters turn into ten-foot tall xenomorphs within minutes when dictated to do so by the rando needs of the plot; entire sections seem stomped into acidic mush.

| Jul 2, 2021

Ridley Scott's latest makes fan service a priority by answering some long-held questions about the Alien universe...

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 9, 2021

Erases much of the terror, most of the mystery, and all of the logic behind the once nightmare-inducing concoction.

| Original Score: 2/10 | Dec 5, 2020

Whether or not you end up liking Alien: Covenant, it's worth the price of admission just to be in on the conversation.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 24, 2020

It is a film that never quite finds its true voice.

| Original Score: 2.0/4.0 | Sep 1, 2020

It's certainly not a masterpiece and most certainly nowhere near the brilliance and quality of Alien but Alien Covenant is a safe and welcomed addition to the franchise.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 26, 2020

Ridley Scott can still stage startling, creepy imagery and settings like no one else.

| Original Score: B- | Jul 1, 2020

Alien: Covenant has a lot going for it, but it also has its flaws ... having Scott in the director's chair, again, ends up being both an advantage and a hindrance for the story.

| Jun 29, 2020

Scott brings rhythm, atmosphere and tension that puts the creeps. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jun 27, 2020

I didn't really love anything about this movie, except for Michael Fassbender.

| May 12, 2020

This movie thought it was very deep... And it was so superficial. It was so basic.

| May 12, 2020

All of the fine production and acting is done in the service of a story that is ultimately empty, even though it wants us to believe it brimming over with fascinating and revelatory ideas.

| May 7, 2020