Science fiction films often anticipate the future. Invasion movies, a popular niche, might give us a clue about our own. What do I mean by invasion? Aliens and microbes from outer space, earthly ...

It's a big universe out there, and while we're all for exploring it, a specific subgenre of science fiction movies has hinted that it might be a bad idea. Alien invasion movies have come in droves ...

"Invasion of the Body Snatchers," released 70 years ago Feb. 5, looked and sounded like any normal science-fiction movie. In reality — gasp — it was an imposter! Underneath the alien-invasion ...