Back in the nineties, director Albert Hughes made a name for himself with movies like Menace II Society and - to a lesser degree - Dead Presidents, both of which he made along with his brother. 2001’s From Hell, their take on the Jack the Ripper story based on Alan Moore’s graphic novel, was another solid movie. Don’t know what happened after that, but it took them nine years before they came back with The Book of Eli, a not so good apocalyptic movie starring Denzel Washington. Almost ten years later again, and Albert Hughes is back at it with ‘Alpha’, his solo directorial debut.

“That’s not a predator; that’s a sports hunter,” exclaims Dr. Casey Bracket (Olivia Munn), a scientist brought in to examine the alien visitor. “Well, we took a vote. Predator is cooler,” replies government agent Will Traeger (Sterling K. Brown).