12 huge extra terrestrial spaceships make their way to Earth and cause worldwide panic. So what do the aliens want? It's up to linguistics professor, Louise Banks (Adams) and her elite team of ...

The following contains mild spoilers for Arrival. It’s no coincidence that the wave of science fiction films that emerged in the 1950s rode on a tide of post-war anxiety. The advent of the atom bomb, ...

‘Arrival’, Denis Villeneuve’s celebrated new sci-fi movie, is being hailed as one of the best films of the year, with Amy Adams’ lead performance coming in for particular praise. It’s certainly got ...

The most chilling line in the new movie Arrival is: "We have a protocol for this." This would be the descent of 12 massive alien spacecraft from outer space, transgressing what is known about the ...

Looking for the definitive ranking of the Alien movies? We've got you covered. It's been 46 years since Ridley Scott's original flick introduced audiences to a slick, acid-blooded creature with a ...

USUALLY when spaceships land on Earth we expect immediate destruction, with Washington, New York, London and Paris being razed to the ground. We’ve all seen Independence Day, we know the drill. And if ...

It’s a long time since a commercial science-fiction movie has addressed itself so directly to big ideas. We should be glad for Arrival, writes Sam Adams. Denis Villeneuve specialises in films with ...