Spielberg Returns to Familiar Territory with ‘Disclosure Day'

Spielberg returns to familiar territory with ‘Disclosure Day'

Master of science fiction Steven Spielberg returns to the world of extraterrestrials with “Disclosure Day,” his fourth film centered on alien encou...

'Disclosure Day' review: Steven Spielberg reminds us of his greatness

'Disclosure Day' is a sci-fi epic that delivers on its blockbuster expectations and reminds us that Steven Spielberg remains a master filmmaker.

'Disclosure Day' Review: Steven Spielberg’s UFO Magnum Opus Is Daringly Hopeful

One thing Steven Spielberg’s 2022 self-autobiographical masterpiece, The Fabelmans, revealed is that the filmmaker’s whole career may be a series of feedback loops. The divorced parents. The return to childhood. The awe and wonder at the unknown, undercut by the bitterness of reality. The train.But if it is, then Disclosure Day is a beautiful culmination of those feedback loops — a synthesis of Spielberg’s entire sci-fi movie career (and then so…

Steven Spielberg Just Directed the Scariest Scene of His Career in ‘Disclosure Day’

Steven Spielberg has always been conversant in the cinematic language of the horror genre, despite relatively few credits in the genre. His contributions as a writer and producer on things like Poltergeist are legendary, and films like Duel and Jaws certainly wield the horror genre in remarkable, often chilling ways. He may not be a horror filmmaker, but he knows when he needs to scare us, and he has the tools to make that happen.  I didn’t go i…

I will suspend my disbelief, not murder it in a bathtub

Steven Spielberg horrifyingly misreads the current state of the world in Disclosure Day such that the whole thing hinges on human beings doing the following: Having an attention span Voluntarily watching the news Learning information that then alters their thinking about something Shrugging their shoulders at a threat to their religious belief Give me your xenomorphs, your crop circles, your UFOs yearning to break free of earth’s atmosphere. I …