Alien Covenant Review: Gruesome, Thrilling and All Together Different!

If there is one franchise that has defined the concepts of sci-fi and horror, it would be none other than Alien. Since 1979 this franchise has brought a sense of horror to the realm of space as the monstrous Xenomorphs have become cultural icons in both movies and pop culture. Now the franchise returns with the seventh installment in the series Alien: Covenant. Directed by the pioneer himself, Ridley Scott, Alien: Covenant is a prequel to the 1979 classic and continues the started started in 2012 blockbuster: Prometheus. With the movie looking to go back to the series' roots, Covenant seeks to be the bridge between Prometheus and Alien. Yet can this new installment live up to franchise's name or does no hear the screams of Alien: Covenant?

Then film centers on the crew of the Covenant who are tasked to find a new planet for colonization. After the ship is damaged by a freak accident, the crew discover another planet that can possibly sustain life. Once arriving the crew soon discover that things are not as they seems on the peaceful world as two crew members are infected by a spores that create monstrous aliens known as Neomorphs. Things take a darker turn when the crew meet David (Michael Fassbender), who has been stranded on the planet for over ten years, and reveals that there far worst creatures waiting to be released.

X-Men Apocalypse Review: Extraordinary Entry in X-Men Series

For over a decade Marvel's X-Men have been through much on the silver screen. The team of mutants have had 9 films to their name, and in the franchise's history the series has seen highs, lows and Deadpool. Yet despite its extensive cinematic history, there have been certain elements and characters from the X-Men comics have that eluded a celluloid debut. Among the missing factors have been some of the X-Men's most notorious rogues gallery member; with of course the exception of the Magneto. However this could change thanks to the latest entry in the superhero franchise: X-Men Apocalypse. Continuing the story started in X-Men: First Class, Apocalypse not only brings one of Marvel's most iconic villains to the silver screen, but the new movie is said to be a end of sorts to this chapter in the X-Men franchise. So is X-Men: Apocalypse a strong outing for the series, or is the latest entry in the superhero franchise not fit to the X-Men name?

Taking place 10 years after then events of Days of Future Past, Apocalypse continues the story of Charles Xavier (James McAvoy), Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender). Since mutantkind had been revealed to the world, the former X-Men have put their heroic days behind them as Charles runs his school for the gifted, Raven continues her mission to save lost mutants and Eric surprisingly starts a family. However all of this changes when an ancient mutant named En Sabah Nur (Oscar Issac) awakens to a brave new world. Seeing that the world must be cleanse, Apocalypse sets off to destroy humankind with the help of his horsemen Storm (Alexandra Shipp), Psylocke (Olvia Munn), Angel (Ben Hardy) and even Magneto. To stop this threat Mystique, along with Beast (Nicholas Hoult), form a  team of mutants including Cyclops (Tye Sheridan), Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), Nightcrawler (Kodi Smit-McPhee) and Quicksilver (Evan Peters); and together they become the new X-Men.