Five years after the polarizing Prometheus, the prequel series gets back on the right track with Alien: Covenant. An excellent production design anchored by a strong performance by Michael Fassbender plus all the gore that's missing from the recent sci-fi movies. Director Ridley Scott clearly still has the magic dust left from his last film also of the same genre: the highly entertaining The Martian.
Those who felt confused or haven't seen Prometheus need not worry, there's a good explanation on how this film is connected. Set in a remote planet that resembles earth, Alien: Covenant brought back the fun that went missing in the last three films in the series. It also has the feel of Star Wars: Rogue One being in another uncharted planet where the conflict all happens with more carnage and tension. I'm now looking forward to the next two films that will eventually bring us to the start of the one that started it all: 1979's Alien.
