Disclosure Day

6/10/2026

Check out my full review @ https://www.manuelsbento.com/disclosure-day-2026-a-breathtakingly-human-paradigm-shift-in-modern-sci-fi/ Rating: A- DISCLOSURE DAY is a fascinating, deeply hopeful return to sci-fi for Steven Spielberg, beautifully championing the concept of truth as a fundamental human right. Subverting the destructive tropes of typical alien invasion flicks, it favors radical empathy and genuine human connection over blockbuster chaos. Emily Blunt delivers a sensational, potentially career-best performance that anchors a truly incredible ensemble cast. Driven by exceptional camera work and a sweeping pace, it stands as one of my favorite films of the year so far. I cannot wait to see it again!

6/12/2026

Director Steven Spielberg’s filmography is legendary, to say the least. Movies like “Jaws” (1975), “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (1977), “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981), “E.T.: The Extraterrestrial” (1982), “Schindler’s List” (1993) and “Jurassic Park” (1993) have gone down as classics in the annals of filmmaking. And, even though some of his works in more recent years haven’t quite lived up to the quality of past efforts, it’s comforting to know that he’s still got what it takes when he gets behind the camera. This is where his latest release, “Disclosure Day,” comes into play, easily his best picture in years. This sci-fi/conspiracy theory/personal discovery thriller sports a multifaceted narrative that’s probably too complex to detail here, but that’s likely to be beneficial to

6/13/2026

If this film was released in 1979-85 I probably would have loved it. Now that I'm 61 instead of 14, I see the world much differently. I really wanted to like this, since CE3k is one of my all-time favorite movies and Spielberg has never let me down so far. The production was terrible. JJ Abrams style lens flares all over the place that were nothing but distracting. The CG animals looked fake. The scenes that were supposed build tension, were boring and predictable. Who could have guessed the aliens would look like that? (Sarcasm). Since I worked at NBC's 30 Rock, I just had to laugh at how fake that was. Even John Williams' sound track had no ooomf.

6/13/2026

**A Movie Made by Dinosaurs, for the Dinosaurs** I wanted to like Disclosure Day. The premise—a government agent racing to expose classified alien contact—should be tense, urgent, relevant. Instead, what we get is a film so divorced from how the actual world works that it feels like it was written by people who've been in a bunker since 1987. The core problem: when your protagonist needs to leak classified information in 2026 or whenever this is supposed to happen, why in God's name are we watching them scheme about getting it done through a news room? The movie shows thumb drives, AI, all this modern tech—and then treats a television newsroom like it's the only lever that matters. It's nonsensical. If you want to burn a government secret to the world, you don't need Walter Cronkite

6/14/2026

The filmmaking aspects of Disclosure Day are impressive, and they should be, considering Steven Spielberg’s illustrious career and the people he continues to work with, but the story feels so elongated for no reason, with no real conclusion, and the dialogue and humor are so awful when there is so much of each. https://bit.ly/DiscDay

6/18/2026

So.... the disclosure is an information dump and really is nothing. Everyone is an idiot. The special effects are poorly done CGI which is disappointing for Speilberg. It misses all the conspiracy theory beats that Close Encounters had. Everything that the movie should show you, that you want to see comes in the form of an information dump and everything that could have come in an information dump is what you see. Movie sort of sucks... sort of really sucks.