These wildly different films explore the wondrous, and sometimes terrifying possibilities of contacting extra-terrestrial life.

From the Greys to the Nordics, these aliens appear frequently across abduction stories and science fiction tales.

Reading time 5 minutes If you look up “third act problems” in a film studies book, there should be a big picture of Ethan ...

This video dives into the science behind Rocky, the fan-favorite alien from Project Hail Mary. Instead of being a human-shaped creature with makeup, Rocky is built from hard sci-fi logic: five legs, ...

With 'Disclosure Day,' the director returns to a longtime preoccupation. Two Times staffers explore his ongoing fascination with extraterrestrials.

From a controversial Israeli film to Ryan Gosling in space - the cream of the cinematic crop at our year's halfway point ...

Los Angeles — Obsession is maybe too hard-edged; interest too soft. But from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "E.T" to his new sci-fi thriller "Disclosure Day," Steven Spielberg has spent ...

The best films of the year so far include “Project Hail Mary,” “Disclosure Day” and “Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie.” ...

Steven Spielberg returns to the subject of extraterrestrial life this summer with a conviction he has never publicly expressed before: He believes. “It’s my first film that will be considered science ...

The best part: you can step through their portals anytime, with a whole universe of excellent sci-fi ready to be discovered or revisited on Netflix and Amazon Prime. Scroll below for our list of 20 ...