Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Alien: Romulus chronicles the harrowing plight of a group of young mining colonists who take ...

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Alien: Romulus from director Fede Álvarez functions as a sequel to Ridley Scott’s original Alien from 1979, while also referencing his more recent prequel films, Prometheus and Alien: Covenant.

In Alien: Romulus, Rain Carradine (Caylee Spaeny) and her android “brother” Andy (David Jonsson) are marginalised and exploited by their mining colony. They join a group of young people who stage a ...