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 being visited by creatures from light-years away.

Xenomorphs, space nomads and E.T. have solidified themselves into the canon of alien movies prominent in popular culture. With the latest film in the Alien franchise: Alien: Romulus out in theaters now, we’ve decided to revisit the best alien movies ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Alien: Romulus chronicles the harrowing plight of a group of young mining colonists who take a ship to an abandoned space outpost to scavenge the ...

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Last night, video footage starting running around of Emily Blunt and her husband John Krasinski on the red carpet for Disclosure Day and she looked ethereal. Seriously, her slatted, structured top was like nothing I’ve ever seen before and it’s probably the coolest thing I’ve seen her wear since she rocked that dress with the floating shoulders on the Oscars red carpet a few years ago.