In these science fiction books, extraterrestrial beings are sympathetic, horrifying and everything in between.

Project Hail Mary isn't the first film to show a human-alien friendship, but it is certainly one of the best examples.

Image Credit: Ryan Gosling as Ryland Grace in Project Hail Mary (Image: Amazon MGM) Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s ...

For nearly five decades, Steven Spielberg has helped define what alien stories mean to movie audiences. Sometimes they arrive as cosmic miracles. Sometimes as existential threats. Sometimes as ...