There was a time when those who made science fiction movies were more interested in existential dilemmas than action-packed alien invasions. Sci-fi classics from 2001: A Space Odyssey to Blade Runner ...

"Arrival" is in a very fundamental way a film about language. It's about the language barriers humans face in trying to communicate with one another and it's about the language barriers humans face ...

Is a hammer a tool or a weapon? That's "Arrival's" most intriguing question (and one of the only intriguing things in the movie). "Arrival" follows Dr. Louise Banks (Amy Adams), a linguist recruited ...