These are the 10 movies that have stayed with us most — and the ones to beat as we head into the second half of 2026.

"Not Alone," a new animated sci-fi romantic comedy film from Illumination featuring Timothée Chalamet and Selena Gomez, opens ...

Charlie Daniels is back in action in a unique new video for the Charlie Daniels Band's long-lost patriotic anthem, "My Home." ...

In "Disclosure Day," out Friday, Steven Spielberg is once again inviting audiences to ponder the existence of extraterrestrial life -- and the implications it would have for religion on Earth.

12 years is a long wait to play the sequel to one of your favourite games of all time. During that decade-plus stretch, I’ve re-played the original Alien: Isolation multiple times, analysed its ...

Polygon Summer Game Fest 2026 Live game reveals, world premiere trailers, and what’s next from 40+ developers, publishers, and hardware makers. Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is a co-op shooter where you ...

Are humans alone in the universe? The answer is more complicated than science fiction might suggest. Scientists have discovered billions upon billions of potentially habitable planets. But if life is ...

As Steven Spielberg releases a new film on extraterrestrials, here's a brief history of modern alien conspiracies and why scientists are now taking UFO reports seriously. Amid all the unanswered ...

Anticipation. Rumors. Anxiously scanning the horizon, hoping that a brilliant force will leave the masses forever changed. Yes, a new Steven Spielberg movie about close encounters with ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Whistleblower David Grusch said the U.S. government is aware of “several” kinds of extraterrestrial life, ranging in complexity. Lawmakers and UAP whistleblowers gathered at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday ...