As viewers recall, Episode 5 revealed that Boy Kavalier’s Prodigy had infiltrated and orchestrated the crash of USCSS Maginot on Earth, with the intention of claiming the alien cargo aboard it.

After nine movies it would be reasonable to ask: What more can be squeezed from the gooey, over-extended “Alien” franchise? What began 46 years ago as a lightning strike from director Ridley Scott and ...

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