Close Encounters of the Third Kind is Steven Spielberg at his weirdest, most personal, and best

The 1977 sci-fi UFO epic is influential yet, thanks partly to Star Wars, it's also like nothing else ...

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 ...

‘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 W…

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

Spielberg's first summer movie in a decade explores alien encounter mystery

Steven Spielberg returns with Disclosure Day, a sci-fi film about alien encounters starring Josh O'Connor and Emily Blunt, ...
New Scientist

The one film to watch before seeing Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day

With Steven Spielberg’s new extraterrestrial film Disclosure Day just out, it’s the ideal time to watch Close Encounter of ...