{"id":14586,"date":"2026-06-12T17:56:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T21:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/?p=14586"},"modified":"2026-06-12T17:56:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T21:56:47","slug":"disclosure-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/2026\/06\/12\/disclosure-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Disclosure Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Disclosure Day<\/strong> (2026)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Universal\/Sci-Fi-Thriller\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RT: 145 minutes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rated PG-13 (action\/violence, some bloody images, strong language)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Director: Steven Spielberg\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Screenplay: David Koepp\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Music: John Williams\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cinematography: Janusz Kaminski \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Release date: June 12, 2026 (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cast: Emily Blunt, Josh O\u2019Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson, Colman Domingo, Wyatt Russell, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Elizabeth Marvel, Hettienne Park, Tommy Martinez, Gabby Beans, Jeremy Shamos.<\/p>\n

Rating<\/strong>: *** \u00bd<\/p>\n

\u00a0Ladies and gentlemen, Steven Spielberg is back! Oh, he never actually went away; he just hasn\u2019t had a huge hit in a long time. His last blockbuster-level film was 2008\u2019s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Since then, it\u2019s been mostly one box office disappointment after another with underperformers like The Adventures of Tintin (2011), Bridge of Spies (2015), The BFG (2016), Ready Player One (2018), West Side Story (2021) and The Fabelmans (2022). I\u2019m really Disclosure Day<\/strong> changes all that. It\u2019s GREAT!<\/p>\n

\u00a0There\u2019s another reason I think Disclosure Day<\/strong> will be a success and it\u2019s kind of out there so please hear me out. Spielberg\u2019s E.T. opened on June 11, 1982. It was the biggest hit of the year. Jurassic Park opened on June 11, 1993. It was the biggest hit of the year. Do you see where I\u2019m going with this? Okay, Disclosure Day<\/strong> technically opened on June 12, but it had Thursday night previews on….. June 11. So maybe, just maybe. Of course, it helps that it\u2019s actually a great movie.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Spielberg is at his best when dealing with aliens and UFOs. It\u2019s interesting to witness how his take on the subject has changed over the years. He\u2019s gone from the childlike wonder of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and E.T. to the hostile invasion in War of the Worlds (2005) to the conspiracy thriller trappings of Disclosure Day<\/strong>. He sets it in a world on the brink of WWIII. Everybody is terrified of an impending worldwide catastrophe. Is this really the right time to confirm to the world the existence of alien life? It could potentially make things worse…. or not.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Spielberg drops us into the story in media res<\/em> with cybersecurity guy Daniel Kellner (O\u2019Connor, Challengers) trying to save his girlfriend Jane (Hewson, Robin Hood) from the clutches of a sinister outfit called Wardex. He has in his possession proof of human-alien contact and plans to release it to the world. He stole it from Wardex and they want it back. The head of the company, Noah Scanlon (Firth, The King\u2019s Speech), doesn\u2019t want it getting out there. He and his team of goons do their best, but Daniel manages to get away with the proof and his girlfriend. He spends the rest of the movie being chased by them while trying to meet up with the fellow orchestrating \u201cDisclosure Day\u201d, Wardex defector Hugo Wakefield (Domingo, Michael).<\/p>\n

\u00a0Meanwhile, Kansas City meteorologist Margaret Fairchild (Blunt, A Quiet Place 1 & 2) has a close encounter of a different kind with a cardinal that flies into her apartment through an open window. Something passes between them, something that endows Margaret with extraordinary psychic abilities. She has no clue what\u2019s happening, but it\u2019s somehow connected to Daniel and his mission.<\/p>\n

\u00a0I don\u2019t get excited for certain movies like I used to, but I felt a surge of that old enthusiasm as the release date for Disclosure Day<\/strong> drew closer. I love stuff about aliens and UFOs. I still remain a vocal fan of the cheesy UFO conspiracy thriller Hangar 18 (1980). All these years, I still watch the nighttime skies hoping to see something. ANYWAY, Disclosure Day<\/strong> did not disappoint. It\u2019s a gripping, exciting and intelligent sci-fi tale that never feels the need to play dumb. It\u2019s smart, but always accessible. It\u2019s a summer movie that doesn\u2019t have popcorn for brains.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Spielberg still has the magic touch, but he doesn\u2019t do it alone. He\u2019s helped by a solid creative team that includes screenwriter David Koepp (Jurassic Park), composer John Williams (still going at 95) and cinematographer Janusz Kaminski (Schindler\u2019s List). I heard some complaints from folks who found Disclosure Day<\/strong> confusing at the start. Granted, it takes a little while for the narratives to come together, but it was clear to me what was going on at all times. The screenplay is well-written although I would question a few details. How does a whole team of trained henchmen NOT see two people hiding behind a rock? How do they not hear them walk away? But hey, it\u2019s a movie.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Williams hasn\u2019t lost his touch either. He can still put together an amazing score. It nicely augments Janusz\u2019s propulsive cinematography. Disclosure Day<\/strong> is always in motion except when it pauses to explain a few things or explore deeper spiritual themes. Even then, it\u2019s still interesting. Also, there\u2019s this one incredible sequence involving a car smashed against a moving train. It\u2019s as thrilling as any of Indiana Jones\u2019 derring-do.<\/p>\n

\u00a0What can I say about the cast? They absolutely crush it! Blunt is terrific as a young woman who comes to learn her true purpose in life, one determined by a childhood incident she\u2019s blocked from her memory. O\u2019Connor is equally good as the whistleblower. He makes a convincing ordinary Joe, a fellow without superpowers doing something super. Firth makes a great villain because he plays him as a man weighed down by a monumental secret, one that he secretly wants to unburden himself of. Domingo, in a complete 180 from his role in the biopic Michael, plays the center of calm in a wild situation. Hewson, whose character is a former nun, is the spiritual center of the film. Wyatt Russell (Thunderbolts) has some good scenes as Margaret\u2019s boyfriend who doesn\u2019t quite understand what\u2019s happening to her.<\/p>\n

\u00a0For the most part, the effects in Disclosure Day<\/strong> are fantastic. I\u2019ll grant that the animal CGI is dodgy, but it\u2019s only a minor glitch in an otherwise perfectly functioning cinematic machine. I have to admit, I felt like a teenager again while I watched Disclosure Day<\/strong>. I briefly reconnected with the 14YO movie geek that spent his summer days sitting in cinemas while the other kids did other things. I was nice seeing that dude again. Thank you for that, Mr. Spielberg and for making one of the best summer movies in a long time. It\u2019s NOT a hollow viewing experience. Now that\u2019s movie magic, my friends.\"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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