There's Just Not Enough Brains Or Good Scares In The Underwhelming Alien: Covenant

Ridley Scott is a master of his craft. Like fellow 1970's filmmaker trailblazer Steven Spielberg, it's awesome to see him still out there making large-scale movies and pushing boundaries in the modern age. The guys made his modern-day duds for sure (The Counselor has its notable fanbase for sure but I just couldn't get into and Exodus: Gods And Kings was a total snoozefest) but his most recent film, The Martian, demonstrated why we al fell in love with him in the first place. All of that praise having been said, I won't lie; Alien: Covenant, his newest directorial effort, does make me think it's time for some new creative (acid) blood to get injected into this franchise on some level.

The Counselor Review (Classic Write-Up)

No Counselor For Old Men

The Counselor might be the greatest sign that Ridley Scott has Cate Blanchett, excuse me, carte blanche with 20th Century Fox. The dude can make any movie he wants for the studio, which makes sense considering his influential career (he's of course responsible for directing Alien and Gladiator) and the fact that he can handle big-budget potential blockbusters like Prometheus, Exodus: Gods And Kings and the upcoming movie The Martian.