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Aug 2024
52m 44s

Alien: Romulus

MAD ABOUT MOVIES
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Yet another ALIEN movie has arrived. We've got resident ALIEN-obsessed friend of the show Joel back to react accordingly to 2024's version of our favorite 70s sci-fi horror thriller suspense film.


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