Review of Alien: Covenant (2017) by Rizwan Y — 06 Aug 2017

A prequel that ruins the horror/action classic I love.

This review of Alien: Covenant (2017) was written by Rizwan Y on 06 Aug 2017.

Alien: Covenant has generally received positive reviews.

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