Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Hughes is an entertainment writer covering cinema and genre TV. Filmmaker Fede Álvarez’s anxiously awaited legacy sequel ...

Modern astrobiology suggests that alien life would evolve under many of the same ruthless pressures that shaped organisms on Earth. Scientists expect traits like symmetry, vision, camouflage, ...

For years, Alien films have been getting made ever since the 1979 original captivated audiences. For a little while, the Alien films were a sort of sacred and special thing, especially in the late ...

That’s the tagline to pop culture’s favorite sci-fi horror movie — a film that pushed the genre forward with an incredible display of acting and top-notch production, with layers of themes and subtext ...

Speculation about extraterrestrials is not all that new. There was a vibrant debate in 17th-century Europe about the existence of life on other planets. This was the consequence of the transition from ...

The shift from a geocentric to a heliocentric worldview during the scientific revolution influenced our perception of life beyond Earth. Reading time 4 minutes Speculation about extraterrestrials is ...

“I’m afraid I have a new directive. To do what’s best for the company.” After decades of weak sequels and sub-par writing, the “Alien” franchise came back swinging in 2024 with “Alien: Romulus,” ...

Lieutenant Ripley faces another alien predator after her spaceship crash-lands on the remote planet of Fiorina 161 — this time, without weapons or modern technology.

There's a lot of hype surrounding Fede Álvarez's upcoming Alien: Romulus, and for good reason. The standalone Alien movie seems to be taking the franchise to its Ridley Scott roots by returning to the ...

Theological debates suggest alien encounters might challenge religious traditionalists more than dismantle faith.