Released in 1979, Alien became the starting point for one of the biggest and most beloved franchises in the world. Several films came out after the original Alien trilogy, Aliens and Alien 3 but as it turns out, none of them could stand as high as these original films did. But 45 years after the first film featuring the bloodthirsty Xenomorphs, Alien Romulus is, in my opinion, the closest film to the original trilogy. Following the formula that made these films a huge success, Alien Romulus will satisfy all the niches that fans of this franchise have been looking for all along. Read more about why I say that in our Alien Romulus review.

Spoiler alert: As of now, this article contains major spoilers for Alien Romulus.

Alien Romulus follows the protagonist Rain (Cailee Spaeny) who lives on a remote mining planet with her brother Andy (David Jonsson) who is an "Artificial Person" or in simpler terms, an android. Andy was brought home by his late father who found him injured and then programmed him with a directive, "Do What's Best For Rain". Rain and Andy want to escape this planet that never sees the sun and migrate to a planet called Yvaga. However, even after completing the time Rain owes the company (Weyland-Yutani Corporation), she is not allowed to migrate.

Not long after this, her friends Tyler (Archie Renaux), Kay (Isabela Merced), Bjorn (Spike Fearn) and Navarro (Aileen Wu) tell her that there is an abandoned ship just floating in the atmosphere of their planet that contains Cryo- chamber. They can steal the chambers and make their journey to Yvaga. But what they don't know is that Weyland-Yutani isn't just abandoning a spaceship but for a solid reason and if you're a fan of this franchise you might be very well aware of what those reasons are.