When James Cameron’s Aliens was released 40 years ago, film critics dismissed it as a dumb blockbuster, a defense of patriarchy, and a reflection of US scorched-earth military policy. They were wrong ...

Ridley Scott’s Alien epic franchise is growing all over the world almost as fast as the Xenomorphs in the movies. Scott is preparing to release Alien: Covenant, the sixth film in the Alien franchise, ...

What’s the best movie sequel ever made? Ask that question in a room full of movie fans and you’ll get plenty of passionate ...

Christian UFO researchers argue that many alleged alien abductions are spiritual simulations aimed at undermining Christian ...

The villains in the X-Men comics are some of the most colorful and interesting in Marvel’s long history. Some have proven to ...

On July 3, 1996, Roland Emmerich’s disaster epic Independence Day paid off months of hype to become an instant box-office smash. It was not just the highest-grossing film of the year, but one of the ...

Brian Johnson, who has died aged 86, was an Oscar-winning visual effects maestro and modelling specialist who contributed significantly to the look of modern science fiction.

There are very few sci-fi creatures more powerful than the Xenomorph. The many different iterations of the species that the movies have introduced over the years have many different capabilities, ...

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Aliens, Hot Toys has unveiled its sixth scale Ellen Ripley collectible figure which is inspired by the appearance of Sigourney Weaver in James Cameron’s 1986 sci-fi ...

Anne Schedeen's death aged 77 has prompted a fresh look at the troubled legacy behind the beloved 1980s sitcom ALF, a show that captivated millions of viewers while concealing stories of grueling ...

Sci-fi in the 1980s was something of an "Auteur Blockbuster" era, where directors like James Cameron, Ridley Scott, and Paul Verhoeven (to name a few) often used big studio budgets to explore cynical ...

During the '80s and early '90s, two interplanetary monsters and one made out of metal were tearing up cinema screens, and as a result, some unfortunate souls believed they actually had a chance to ...