Review of Alien: Covenant (2017) by Riff J — 28 Dec 2018

You would think that I would have enjoyed this movie being "Alien" is my favorite movie of all time. NOPE!

This review of Alien: Covenant (2017) was written by Riff J on 28 Dec 2018.

Alien: Covenant has generally received positive reviews.

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