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

From The Thing to Blade Runner, Aliens to Tron, these ’80s sci-fi classics prove practical effects can still outshine modern ...

Our favorite time of year is almost upon us. That’s right. It’s Halloween ALL year, but it’s only Halloween Horror Nights for ...

As much as Steven Spielberg likes aliens, he seems to prefer holding them at arm’s length. The creatures in Close Encounters ...

Movie sex scenes have always been a time capsule of our evolving norms around relationships and consent. These 10 went out of bounds in alarming ways — in some cases, not just by modern standards, but ...

Left to Right: Steven Yeun in "Nope," the alien in Steven Spielberg's "E.T." and Scarlett Johansson in "Under the Skin" (Universal Pictures / A24) It didn’t take long for stories about ...

2008's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull jumped the shark in a big way. While the franchise had embraced somewhat fantastical elements in the past, introducing aliens proved a step ...

Steven Spielberg and George Lucas‘ creative clash over “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” was recently revealed in a Spielberg oral history published by Vulture. Franchise producer ...

It’s true! Spielberg didn’t come up with the title out of thin air — Disclosure Day is a real thing that organizations like the SETI Institute (which stands for Search for Extraterrestrial ...