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Alien: Covenant Film Review

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Director: Ridley Scott 20th Century Fox Cast: Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demian Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, Amy Seimetz, Jussie Smollett, Callie Hernandez, Nathaniel Dean, Alexander England, Benjamin Riby, James Franco Date Seen: Thursday, May 18th, 2017 Theater: Cinemark Polaris Overall Rating: B For as long as I can remember I've been a lover of science fiction, dating all the way back to my childhood when I would watch Terminator, Robocop and (of course) Star Wars . I've always loved how the genre, I'd argue more than any other, has some point to tell in the story. Whether that's through the theme or the plot, the characters or the overall message. The special effects may not always hold up, but those things do. As I entered my teens, I discovered Ridley Scott's film Alien and it has remained one of my all-time favorite movies since. The dark, claustrophobic atmosphere combined with amazing performances,...

Reviews coming!

Hey everyone! I'm Collin Sims, welcome all to my new blog! I've loved movies all my life and I wanted to share my passion with you all.    I decided to start this blog recently and it was a decision I put off for a long time. I have been hesitant to do this since it seems there's a large amount of people who write about movie reviews, but in the past few months I've really become a huge fan of Screen Junkies, Chris Stuckmann and The Flick Pick. Those guys have inspired me to start my own platform. As Stuckmann said (and I'm heavily paraphrasing here, so Chris please don't sue me if you read this), very few things are original and it's your personality....who you are...that makes it unique.  Hopefully that's true for me and my writing! If not, then I'll guess I'll have to try harder...which is part of my personality most of the time anyway. As most of you know or are aware of, summer is the big movie season for a lot of studios as it is wh...