BOTTOM LINE A summery sci-fi thriller, and a close encounter with classic-era Spielberg. "Disclosure Day" begins with a character clutching a backpack full of hard drives, introduces a glowing device of unearthly power,

Steven Spielberg has directed dozens of movies over his legendary Hollywood career. He only wrote five of those films — and two of them are his 1977 sci-fi blockbuster Close Encounters of the Third Kind and his 2026 sci-fi blockbuster Disclosure Day.

Steven Spielberg’s fourth film about alien encounters is “Disclosure Day,” following “ET: The Extra-Terrestrial,” “War of the Worlds,” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” That inspired us to take another look at what Roger Ebert thought about some of the most famous and infamous alien movies,

Perhaps it's all just Spielberg's attempt to reconcile a belief in aliens with a belief in a higher power. Strip away all the big theological ideas, though, and 'Disclosure Day' is about having compassion and loving thy neighbours. That's a message the world — and especially America — needs to hear right now.

The movie's screenwriter shares one big comparison.

A moment early on in “Disclosure Day” will instinctively feel familiar to anyone who grew up with Steven Spielberg films. A TV weather report predicts hail. The camera pans downward,

"Disclosure Day" director Steven Spielberg has said that his latest film, which sees him return to the topic of UFOs and extra-terrestrial life forms, is "built on a foundation of truth." Few directors have explored onscreen over the years the possibility of life on other planets more thoughtfully than Spielberg,