In 1970, scientists identified a meteor-like object that had entered our Solar System. The US probe Mariner 10 was returning from an unrelated mission to photograph Saturn when it passed the object.

Arrival might be one of the most thought-provoking science fiction films released in the last few years. And given how many recent, smart films there have been in that genre, this is saying something.

Denis Villeneuve's Arrival is a puzzle box of a movie that introduces an alien species and uses their language as a narrative device to present intriguing questions surrounding existence and the ...

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 ...

It's a question that has gone unanswered for centuries – what do aliens look like? The latest depiction of extraterrestrials is seen in the blockbuster hit 'Arrival', where they are portrayed as ...

“Arrival” takes an age-old science fiction premise – Aliens have landed; what are their intentions? – and builds a taut mystery around it. Yet those expecting a whiz-bang film should be prepared for a ...

It is one thing to see a tentacled-eyeball alien that consists of even more eyeballs launch out of a cat’s skull, but it is much worse to listen to. When you are squeamish (as I am), people often tell ...

Alien encounters are the premise for a thousand and one movies and rarely do they end without mass destruction. But here Denis Villeneuve, the Canadian director behind last year’s critical smash ...