Richard Brody Reviews Steven Spielberg's "Disclosure Day": A Return to Alien Storytelling
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Richard Brody
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Summary
Richard Brody reviews Steven Spielberg's film "Disclosure Day," analyzing the director's return to alien-arrival storytelling after two commercial flops. The article examines Spielberg's career trajectory, the film's themes of government coverups and alien presence on Earth, and the performances of Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor. Brody reflects on whether Spielberg can reclaim his box office magic with this familiar yet potentially crowd-pleasing premise.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledThe director, who is seventy-nine, had had two commercial flops in a row, 'West Side Story' and 'The Fabelmans.'
He must have been beginning to wonder whether, if the new film proved to be another failure, he would still be able to command the ample budgets that his spectacular adventures require.
After seeing the trailer for 'Disclosure Day,' which advertised an alien-arrival story, I figured that Spielberg would be returning to familiar turf and serving up a crowd-pleasing intergala
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