Some of the most memorable characters on screens are not even from Earth, and they have left a mark through striking designs, detailed worldbuilding, and performances that audiences still talk about.

Science fiction relies on compelling performances to ground high-concept ideas in human emotion and relatable struggles. Black actors have contributed significantly to the genre by delivering iconic ...

“I love playing the Penguin. This is not a bitch, but it’s so dark. The character has such a poison within him,” Farrell ...

Supergirl mixes a great performance from Milly Alcock with too many half-hearted influences to fly by itself. While Kara's ...

Horror movies are solid investments for studios because they're usually so cheap, but these are the most expensive horror ...

Emmys predictions in every category include "The Pitt," "Hacks," "Beef," "Shrinking," "Pluribus," "Abbott Elementary," ...

On a recent Friday, a dozen “Saturday Night Live” cast members and the week’s host, Colman Domingo, arrived at a Manhattan soundstage. They had less than a day to film two very different short videos, ...

When Luke Tonge and Dan Alcorn settled on "Change" as the theme for Birmingham Design Festival 2026, they weren't to know quite how relevant it would turn out to be. "One thing we've felt more keenly ...

From the age of Ray Harryhausen’s painstakingly articulated stop-motion creations to the era of photorealistic digital creatures built through millions of computing hours, the monsters of fantasy ...

Jacob Elordi received a monstrous honor. The Frankenstein star took home his first major acting award—for Best Supporting Actor in a film—at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards on Jan. 4, though he ...

From foam latex appliances and hair-punching to airbrushed pigments and full-body creature suits, practical makeup effects have shaped how film brings characters and monsters to life. The movies below ...

Great science fiction films require viewers to take a leap of faith. The audience is being presented with concepts, characters, or worlds that they are unfamiliar with. It's up to the filmmaker to ...