Alien: Romulus is a deeply visceral and satisyfing thriller I couldn't look away from

It takes about ten minutes for the latest film in the Alien franchise to introduce the characters, establish a story, and set the stakes. The simplified approach and no-frills storytelling allow director Fede Alvarez to focus heavily on the sensory experience, creating a dark and unsettling tale of terror set in a desolate spaceship teeming with monsters .