Review of Alien: Covenant (2017) by Chris O — 24 Nov 2017

Good movie. After "Alien" and "Aliens" though the shock factor starts to wear off...

This review of Alien: Covenant (2017) was written by Chris O on 24 Nov 2017.

Alien: Covenant has generally received positive reviews.

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