Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells a 2016 story about a science fiction film called Arrival that made her cry so hard on an ...

Ted Chiang, who wrote the short story on which Denis Villeneuve's Arrival is based, once revealed his favorite movie ...

Jeremy Renner's sci-fi classic is back.

Before ‘Yellowstone,’ Taylor Sheridan wrote a 2016 film that flew under the radar, only to be named the ‘Best Modern Western’ and a Top 10 ‘Best Westerns of All Time.’ Many of the most acclaimed ...

The Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt film was a box office success, but struggled critically due to a plot point hidden from the trailers. "Passengers" became a Netflix streaming hit nearly a decade ...

Last year’s Cannes Film Festival competition was the strongest in recent memory. I remember it, perhaps a touch rosily, as an almost ceaseless parade of triumphs: this was where we caught our first ...

Carolyn Jenkins is a voracious consumer of film and television. She graduated from Long Island University with an MFA in Screenwriting and Producing where she learned the art of character, plot, and ...

In this writer's opinion, Denis Villenueve's 2016 sci-fi film was one of the best movies of its year. On the surface, it was an intriguing sci-fi yarn about first contact with an alien species. It was ...

Maria Giménez Cavallo and Jo Ann Cavallo explore the themes of language, conflict, and paths to peace in Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival. Libertarian Lens on Film is a column that explores world cinema ...

In 2026, TikTok and Instagram are looking back to 2016 and remembering the ‘good times’—here’s why some social media users are so nostalgic for the old days. The year 2026 has just begun, but the ...

Science fiction heroes aren't usually humanities professors, but Arrival (2016) is the exception to that rule. Amy Adams stars as Dr. Louise Banks, who may be the only person on Earth who can figure ...