Alien: Romulus Is a Fun, Icky Trip to Space Ruined by AI

The scariest thing in Alien: Romulus is not one of the towering xenomorphs, its jowls dripping with goo. Nor is it the army of fast-moving facehuggers pursuing our heroes.

No, the most frightening aspect of this entry into the 45-year-old franchise is the choice to use the face and voice of an actor from the original movie who’s no longer alive. It’s an unintentional, chilling vision of the future that has nothing to do with chest-bursting monsters.