The topic of extraterrestrial life is not alien to Steven Spielberg. The celebrated filmmaker has famously explored it throughout his career, whether it be in Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, E.T., ...

There’s dozens, maybe hundreds of movies where “America!” is the predominant theme—some reverent, some scathing, all of it worth watching. Whether you want refuge from the sun or you’re not an ...

One dusty New Mexico summer rewired how America looks at the sky.

Every film on this list speaks to who we are, what we strive to be, and where we fall short.

Loki finally lifts Mjolnir as Secret Wars' unexpected villain-turned-ally character gives both Thor and his brother a massive ...

Disclosure Day had people talking for its fresh take on alien contact and powerful sci-fi themes. These films follow the same ...

Sega and Creative Assembly have finally officially revealed Alien: Isolation 2 with a new trailer at Summer Game Fest 2026. While the trailer stops short of announcing a release date or even a release ...

Polygon Summer Game Fest 2026 Live game reveals, world premiere trailers, and what’s next from 40+ developers, publishers, and hardware makers. Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is a co-op shooter where you ...

When the Trump administration registered the domains Aliens.gov and Alien.gov in March, UFO conspiracy theorists wondered whether they might finally get answers they’d long awaited. But coming on the ...

12 years is a long wait to play the sequel to one of your favourite games of all time. During that decade-plus stretch, I’ve re-played the original Alien: Isolation multiple times, analysed its ...

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having a Eureka moment, realising in a single dramatic instant that Earth is ...