War of the Worlds is a vicious alien-invasion movie from Steven Spielberg that's worlds away from his most recent release, ...

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

A look at 10 of the greatest alien sci-fi movies, from Ridley Scott's Alien to Denis Villeneuve's Arrival, none by Steven ...

Steven Spielberg returns to alien storytelling with Disclosure Day, a global thriller exploring what happens when humanity learns we are not alone. It is a premise that feels distinctly Spielbergian.

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

One can see Steven Spielberg's career take a major shift in the early 2000s. The famed director had long rotated between large-scale, crowd-pleasing films and soulful, intense prestige projects. He ...

We go through phases with aliens in film. Sometimes space aliens are evil. Sometimes they’re all-knowing beings who want nothing but to spread their enlightenment. Sometimes they want “to serve man” ...

Jaws is a masterpiece. There’s no other way to contextualize the enduring legacy of Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster classic, widely considered the first of its kind. Yet, while wholly unintentional, ...