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Alien Romulus Spoilercast!
Ep. 321
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This week we review the latest instalment in the Alien franchise - it's Alien Romulus! Alex shares his experience of his trip to the premiere, Sam gets to enjoy some free beer, and Chris sent us some texts. Join us for a spoiler-free discussion until 17:55 and after that we go hard and heavy with a spoiler-filled breakdown of our thoughts on the film.
Next week we stick with the xenomorph, it's AVPR: Alien Vs. Predator Requiem!
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