Spotlight REVIEW Review: There's plenty to unpack in 'Alien: Earth' BRUCE R. MILLER Aug 10, 2025 Aug 10, 2025 Updated Dec 29, 2025 0 1 of 2 Samuel Blenkin as Boy Kavalier FX Sydney Chandler as Wendy. Patrick Brown/FX Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BRUCE R. MILLER Don’t go into “Alien: Earth” thinking you know what’s going on. You won’t.kAm%96 7:CDE 6A:D@56 @7 }@29 w2H=6J’D 252AE2E:@? >6C6=J D6ED E96 D46?6 2?5 :?EC@5F46D E96 492C24E6CD] %96 D64@?5 6A:D@56 86ED E9:?8D 8@:?8] p?5 E96?n *@F H@?’E H2?E E@ =6E :E 8@ F?E:= J@F 7:?5 @FE H92E’D C62==J 2E A=2J]k^AmkAmr6CE2:?=J[ E96C6 2C6 7@=<D 23@2C5 E96 DA246D9:A H9@ 92G6 2 568C66 @7 4@?EC@=] qFE H92E 23@FE E9@D6 7:G6 4@CA@C2E:@?D E92E 2AA62C E@ 36 8@G6C?:?8 t2CE9n xD @?6 >@C6 A@H6C7F= E92? 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