Sequelitis is a serious problem in the world of cinema. When a masterpiece is made, the executives are eager to capture that lightning in a bottle a second time. That leads to sequels that must be ...

Ray Takeyh is Hasib J. Sabbagh senior fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Iran is once more experiencing a popular uprising. Scenes of protesters chanting “death to the ...

Iran’s clerics face a familiar uprising driven by economic collapse, but repression, not reform, now defines the regime’s response. Ray Takeyh is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations ...

Ridley Scott's inimitable 1979 sci-fi thriller, Alien, expertly ratchets up the tension by not having the titular alien show up on screen until roughly an hour into the film. Following in Scott's ...

After a tense wait, it's finally been confirmed that Alien: Earth will return to our TV screens with more horrors in season 2. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Zohran Mamdani’s victory could be a turning point for Democrats — if the party finally learns from its past leaders’ betrayals. Mamdani long ago cast his campaign as something more than a race to run ...

The decision vacated a finding by a panel of the court’s judges regarding President Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants, but did not clear the way for such expulsions to resume.

Even though it was obviously a dude in a suit, the Xenomorph in the first Alien film is downright terrifying. Due in part to its limited screentime, creating an atmosphere full of tension, and its ...