Tuesday, June 09, 2026
Disclosure Day
“Disclosure Day” is director/storyteller Steven Spielberg’s third attempt at questioning are we alone in this universe. After “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” & “E.T. the Extraterrestrial”, Spielberg molds his obsession with a “X-files” vibe along with a dash of some Jedi mind tricks. A cybersecurity expert turn whistleblower, Daniel Kellner (Josh O’Connor), is trying to leak classified information involving aliens. Kansas City TV meteorologist Margaret Fairchild (Emily Blunt) suddenly exhibits some strange phenomena. These two don’t know it but they are on a collision course (becoming like a Mulder & Scully team). Guiding Daniel & Margaret is a disclosure chief named Hugo Wakefield (Coleman Domingo)… think of an Assistant Director Skinner type. Of course, you have to have a great villain with his multitude of henchmen that audiences can boo & hiss at… Noah Scanlon (Colin Firth) head of the Wardex Corporation fits that bill. Thrilling chase scenes drive the action & builds the suspense & tension as the bad guys close in. It all climaxes at the KCXE TV station. Will Wardex Corporation stop the leak? What is the connection between these strangers, Daniel & Margaret? Will the world learn the truth about possible alien visitations? Do you believe in alien life forms in our universe? Do you believe in conspiracy theories? Will this secret information create worldwide panic? Does the public have the right to know to truth? Can the public handle the truth? Is alien technology going to be a good thing or could it be a bad thing? Emily Blunt gives an remarkable performance.
Alien gives it 3 “Inn-di-ana Motel” stars out of 4.
