Romulus" throws back to the 1979 original. Here's how both films rank with the rest of the "Alien" movie franchise.

"Alien: Romulus" is a back-to-basics entry – in more ways than one. Let's discuss the wild ending, that familiar face and a new franchise wrinkle.

Alien: Romulus takes a huge swing with it final act, ... as she inadvertently births a human/Engineer hybrid that Weyland-Yutani’s loyal synth servant was trying to bring about.

Even Romulus‘ last-minute introduction of a human-Xenomorph hybrid owes a huge debt to the climax of 1997’s Alien Resurrection, which ends with Ripley coming face to face with a monstrous ...

The ending of Alien: Romulus goes big, leaving fans of the 45-year-old franchise wondering where it could possibly go next. ... The Birth of a Human/Engineer/Xenomorph Hybrid Being ...

After decades of weak sequels and sub-par writing, the “Alien” franchise came back swinging in 2024 with “Alien: Romulus,” directed by Fede Álvarez. This film takes the xenomorph-infested world we ...

A humanoid android (dubbed a "synthetic" in the movie) named Rook bears the likeness of the late Ian Holm, who appeared in the original 1979 "Alien." ... — "Alien: Romulus" director Fede Alvarez.

“Alien: Romulus,” then, is different in its spiritual aims to go back to the franchise’s roots, and somewhat appropriately so, ... (David Jonsson), a synthetic non-human. ...

Don’t overthink “Alien: Romulus,” a thrilling adventure that doesn’t aspire beyond its homage orbit Director Fede Álvarez returns to the 1979 movie's horror roots and dumps the excess ...