“Alien: Covenant” (*1/2 out of four) was a lifeless continuation of the legendary series about a space crew (Michael Fassbender, Billy Crudup, Katherine Waterston, and others) who discover an uncharted planet which turns out to be inhabited by aliens which wreak havoc. Virtually a remake of the original “Alien” from 1979 without its scares or style and without adding anything new to the series. Takes forever to get going and even the best scenes are replicas of scenes from earlier entries. A huge disappointment from series creator Ridley Scott who also made the interesting last entry “Prometheus”. Fassbender’s usual terrific performance is film’s sole virtue.