Say what you will about “Prometheus” (and I have a lot to say about it, rarely good), but Ridley Scott's 2012 prequel to “Alien” tried to build something new from the mystery of the original entry. Filled with oedipal issues, mystique, gore and insanity, that movie at least failed on its own terms — a daring, if broken, reboot of a classic franchise.
Alien: Covenant
Alien: Covenant
Alien: Covenant
Say what you will about “Prometheus” (and I have a lot to say about it, rarely good), but Ridley Scott's 2012 prequel to “Alien” tried to build something new from the mystery of the original entry. Filled with oedipal issues, mystique, gore and insanity, that movie at least failed on its own terms — a daring, if broken, reboot of a classic franchise.