About this episode

The episode discusses Steven Spielberg's new film 'Disclosure Day' and explores the best alien-themed movies and series.

Steven Spielberg returns to one of his favourite subjects with Disclosure Day, an original sci-fi thriller about a meteorologist and whistleblower racing to expose years of government secrecy surrounding the existence of extraterrestrial life while powerful deep-state forces try to stop them. It's Spielberg's first alien film since War of the Worlds and has been billed as a spiritual companion to Close Encounters of the Third Kind. We discuss whether the legendary director still has the magic before discussing the best movies and series featuring aliens. Image Credit: IMDb See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• sci-fi
• government secrecy
• extraterrestrial life
• alien movies
• film reviews

Keywords

• Disclosure Day
• Steven Spielberg
• alien movies
• sci-fi thriller
• government secrecy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Disclosure Day, War of the Worlds, Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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