We always knew we were digging toward something this season — emotionally, narratively, literally. And with “Tunnel Vision,” it’s all crashing down. The tunnels of Patience are filled with bones, ...

For nearly five decades, Steven Spielberg has helped define what alien stories mean to movie audiences. Sometimes they arrive as cosmic miracles. Sometimes as existential threats. Sometimes as ...

Here's a quick look at how the Alien franchise helped shape and advance the notion of AI adversaries and allies in the sci-fi genre. This isn't a deep dive into the lengthy history of AI in science ...

As the Alien franchise heads into new territory -- both thematically and format..ily -- with the TV series Alien: Earth, we're Weylin' our Yutanis at the seven Xeno-movies that have landed in theaters ...

The sci-fi series, like the social-media horror story “Adolescence,” speaks to the fear of children being sacrificed to technology. By James Poniewozik In the sixth episode of “Alien: Earth,” Smee ...

SPOILER ALERT! This story contains details from episode 5 of Alien: Earth on FX. Something might feel wildly familiar about episode 5 of FX’s Alien prequel. That’s because the spacecraft that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about TV shows, movies, video games, entertainment & culture. First of all, no, Alien: Earth is not a nature documentary.