Spielberg called Disclosure Day the third chapter of a spiritual alien trilogy — after Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E.T. That's not marketing. He means it. And watching the movie, you can feel it.
Josh Gammon, Garrett Powders, and David Prock close out Spielberg in Space Month with a full review of Disclosure Day (2026), which they saw together at Tulsa's Circle Cinema on opening weekend. They talk through the film's strengths, its structural problems, and whether the emotional payoff in the final act is worth the build.
In this episode:
-The train sequence and why it feels like a movie Spielberg has been trying to make for 40 years
-Emily Blunt's performance and her chances in awards conversation
-The faith/religion subplot — ambitious idea, undercooked execution?
-Why the "this would never go to local news" complaint is both valid and irrelevant
-Box office breakdown: $44M domestic opening, the highest ever for a Spielberg original
-How Disclosure Day fits into the Close Encounters → E.T. → Disclosure Day arc
-Final ratings: 3.5 / 4 / 4.5 — a stair-step of polite disagreement
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