Los Angeles Times

‘Alien: Earth’ is a tense, dark meditation about what makes us human

It is not the least of this world’s wonders that it’s been nearly half a century since Ellen Ripley, in the person of Sigourney Weaver, sent the Alien, in the person of a person in an Alien suit, ...
Inverse

Are Body-Snatching Aliens a Real Threat to Humanity?

In Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the aliens can adapt and survive on Earth. But it’s up for debate as to how well a similar alien species might actually adapt to our planet’s environmental ...
Los Angeles Times

‘3 Body Problem’ is an alien invasion story that doesn’t feel like a retread

Cixin Liu’s “The Three-Body Problem,” the first volume in his “Remembrance of Earth’s Past” trilogy, has become a Netflix series (as “3 Body Problem”). The title might fit a murder mystery, or a story ...
Variety

‘Meanwhile on Earth’ Review: Aliens Use Human Bodies to Experience Our Planet in Cleverly Executed Sci-Fi Drama From ‘I Lost My Body’ Director

Filmmaker Jérémy Clapin splits live-action and animation with an evocative tale about grief, taking on existential queries with an alluring touch. There’s great pleasure in seeing that Clapin’s first ...