Released 10th June 2026.
Certificate: 12A
Running Time – 145 Minutes.
Starring: Emily Blunt, Colman Domingo, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson, Josh O’Connor.
Directed by Steven Spielberg.

On viewing the trailers for Spielberg’s latest film, Disclosure Day, a story leading to the revelation that we are not alone in the universe, I was given goosebumps. Thankfully, those very same goosebumps are experienced throughout the movie, written by David Koepp based on a story by Steven Spielberg.

Various events that Emily Blunt’s character, weather reporter Margaret Fairchild, experiences lead her to a revelation as to why she, and Daniel Kellner (Josh O’Connor) who has the information and evidence that will lead to the big reveal, have been “selected” as messengers to the world that we are not alone. Chased relentlessly by the evil Noah Scanlon, played brilliantly and with frightening menace by Colin Firth who intimidates Daniel’s girlfriend, Jane (Eve Hewson) into letting him know the whereabouts of Daniel and the evidence that he and the sinister company, Wardex, so desperately want to keep under wraps. Margaret and Josh are directed to a location by Hugo Wakefield (Colman Domingo) where the purpose of the gifts they have been bestowed with is enlightened to them.

The build up and tension during the various experiences that Margaret, in particular, and Daniel go through, are wonderfully creepy and delightfully eerie without being comical (though one scene in the warehouse almost veers into cartoon territory). The action sequences, especially during the chase scenes, are very impressive and Spielberg’s trademark foray into a childlike, almost fairy-tale arena are handled expertly, as you would expect. The performances, especially from Blunt, O’Connor and Firth are exceptional and John Williams’ soundtrack is complimentary, without being too heavy.

Inevitably, there will be comparisons with Close Encounters of the Third Kind, also directed by Spielberg. There are a couple of scenes where it appears the director is paying homage to his own work and whilst Disclosure Day doesn’t have the tremendous spectacle of the earlier film in its finale, it is highly entertaining, exciting and thought-provoking, leaving me thinking about the movie a long time after the credits finished.

5/5.