About this episode
The episode discusses Alien: Covenant, focusing on its special effects, character decisions, and Michael Fassbender's performance.
In case you missed it, here is the episode Gooey and Andy did on Alien Covenant for the Omega Metroid Podcast! Alien In Review is back to go over the last (for now) movie in the Alien saga left to cover: Ridley Scott's 2017 sequel to Prometheus, Alien: Covenant. We're focusing in on the SFX catching up to the intent of the Xenomorph and how it makes for the best version of the monster yet, how this sequel better balances the horror of Alien with the philosophy of Prometheus, if some of the decisions the characters make in the story are irrational, and analyze Michael Fassbender's captivating performance as both Walter, the new and improved Android model, and David, the complex synthetic from the first movies who's desire to create life at any costs birthed the Xenomorphs as we know them. Alien In Review will return! In the meantime, if you like Andy and Goo talking movies, check out their other podcast Virtual Theater, a podcast about video game movies and the stories that shape them! Visit OmegaMetroid.com! Subscribe! Podbean x iTunes x Spotify x YouTube Support us on Patreon! Omega Metroid Patreon Download the Omega Metroid Theme Song! Get the Single for Free on Bandcamp…
People in this episode
Hosts: Gooey, Andy, Goo
Topics covered
- Alien Covenant
- Xenomorph
- Ridley Scott
- Michael Fassbender
- horror
- philosophy
Keywords
- Omega Metroid Podcast
- Alien In Review
- video game movies
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Alien, Xenomorph, Android, Alien: Covenant, Prometheus
Books & works: Alien Covenant, Alien In Review, Prometheus, Virtual Theater
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