Alien: Romulus is a solid franchise tribute plagued by weird optics

Movie ReviewThough Fede Álvarez’s new Alien film is gorgeous, its questionable optics leave much to be desired.

By Charles Pulliam-Moore, a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years.

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It’s mind-boggling that Alien: Romulus almost wound up debuting on Hulu instead of theaters. The film’s intricate set design alone makes it one of the series’ most visually impressive chapters, and its practical effects are a welcome change of pace in a summer blockbuster season that has been dominated by uninspired CGI spectacle.

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