Special Report: Disclosure Day (2026)
About this episode
Mike White and Chris Stachiw discuss Steven Spielberg's film Disclosure Day and its implications on belief in extraterrestrial life.
The truth belongs to seven billion people. That's the promise of Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg's return to science fiction and to the extraterrestrial obsessions that have haunted his work since Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Whether audiences are ready to believe is a different matter. Mike White and Chris Stachiw of The Kulturecast sit down with the summer's most buzzy Spielberg event film. Written by David Koepp from a story by Spielberg, Disclosure Day follows a cybersecurity whistleblower and a meteorologist caught in the aftermath of a government cover-up about alien life. The film stars Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson, and Colman Domingo, with a score by John Williams — his thirtieth collaboration with Spielberg. Mike and Chris weigh in on whether the film lives up to Spielberg's legacy or settles for familiar comfort. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth--5513239/support . Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth
People in this episode
Host: Mike White
Guest: Chris Stachiw
Topics covered
- science fiction
- film review
- government cover-up
- extraterrestrial life
- Spielberg legacy
Keywords
- Disclosure Day
- Steven Spielberg
- science fiction
- film review
- extraterrestrial life
- government cover-up
- John Williams
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Disclosure Day
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