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Hulu turned the alien invasion movie genre on its head with the underrated masterpiece.

It's always nice when a new TV show drops, and it does more than just entertain. Sometimes we need shows that demand we look deeper beneath the surface, and Apple TV's "Invasion" is one of them. When ...

Steven Spielberg returns to alien storytelling with Disclosure Day, a global thriller exploring what happens when humanity learns we are not alone.

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Alien invasion shows scratch a very specific itch. The thrill of watching your everyday life get hijacked by something bigger, stranger, and way out of your control? It’s crazy. The shows are part ...

One of the most compelling aspects of Independence Day is its ability to weave together multiple storylines, providing a comprehensive view of the alien invasion. The film follows five disparate ...

This story first appeared in Trying!, a thoughtful, funny, wide-ranging daily newsletter featuring essays from the mind of Matt Gross. You can sign up for them here. Those were simple aliens for ...

It's a big universe out there, and while we're all for exploring it, a specific subgenre of science fiction movies has hinted that it might be a bad idea. Alien invasion movies have come in droves ...