Steven Spielberg’s fourth film about alien encounters is “Disclosure Day,” following “ET: The Extra-Terrestrial,” “War of the Worlds,” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” That inspired us to take another look at what Roger Ebert thought about some of the most famous and infamous alien movies,

The best alien invasion movies feature the most exhilarating stories about extraterrestrial visitors, from War of the Worlds to Annihilation.

Watch the Alien franchise in order with our comprehensive list, from the 1979 original to Alien: Earth, and including the Alien vs. Predator crossovers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

The second installment in the Alien film franchise, 1986's Aliens, has been continuously acclaimed by critics and praised by audiences. "It was all hydraulics and puppetry. There were two guys inside the alien queen, in the body operating the arms," said ...

Shrishty is a decade-old journalist covering a variety of beats between politics to pop culture, but movies are her first love, which led her to study Film and TV Development at UCLAx. She lives and breathes cinema and sometimes wakes up with the close-up ...