The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist ...

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

Alien first-contact stories are a classic of science fiction, and they’re all the more fascinating because they can feel like ...

While this story of alien contact recalls the director’s classics, it substitutes clunky staging and exposition for their beauty and propulsiveness.