What is it with Spielberg and space aliens? We break down his career-long fixation

With 'Disclosure Day,' the director returns to a longtime preoccupation. Two Times staffers explore his ongoing fascination with extraterrestrials.

‘Disclosure Day’ Review: Steven Spielberg’s Invigorating Chase Thriller Taps Into the Mania for Alien Conspiracy Theory, but It Never Becomes a Close Encounter With Wonder

It's an invigorating chase thriller, but where Spielberg once seemed to be leading the culture, he's now following decades of lore and mythology.
Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert’s Best and Worst Alien Movies

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,

Is ‘Disclosure Day’ a Secret ‘Close Encounters’ Sequel?

The following post contains some SPOILERS for Disclosure Day, although not much more than what was shown in the movie’s trailer. It also contains spoilers for Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
collider

Every Steven Spielberg Movie With Aliens, Ranked

Jeremy has more than 2500 published articles on Collider to his name, and has been writing for the site since February 2022. He's an omnivore when it comes to his movie-watching diet, so will gladly watch and write about almost anything, from old Godzilla ...