War of the Worlds is a vicious alien-invasion movie from Steven Spielberg that's worlds away from his most recent release, Disclosure Day.

In the earlier days of Hollywood, alien movies were regarded as perfectly fun popcorn flicks, but it was Steven Spielberg who perfected the genre and led it into its most earnest era. The legendary ...

As much as Steven Spielberg likes aliens, he seems to prefer holding them at arm’s length. The creatures in Close Encounters of the Third Kind contact humans using music and lights, but the director ...

With 'Disclosure Day,' the director returns to a longtime preoccupation. Two Times staffers explore his ongoing fascination with extraterrestrials.

A look at 10 of the greatest alien sci-fi movies, from Ridley Scott's Alien to Denis Villeneuve's Arrival, none by Steven Spielberg.