Spotlight REVIEW Review: Spielberg doesn’t wow with ‘Disclosure Day.’ He reassures BRUCE R. MILLER Lee Enterprises Jun 18, 2026 Jun 18, 2026 Updated Sep 21, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Didn’t government officials already admit there have been alien sightings on Earth?kAmz?@H:?8 2D >F49 F?56C4FED >@DE @7 $E6G6? $A:6=36C8’D “s:D4=@DFC6 s2J[” 2? @=5\D49@@= 5C2>2 E92E C6EC246D D@>6 @7 E96 EC24<D 96 A=@H65 H:E9 “r=@D6 t?4@F?E6CD @7 E96 %9:C5 z:?5” 2?5 @E96C 2=:6?\962GJ 7:=>D]k^Am Emily Blunt in "Disclosure Day." Universal Pictures kAm(96? 96 86ED E@ E96 E:EF=2C D:EF2E:@?[ H6 H@?56C H9J t>:=J q=F?E ?665D E@ 36 2E 2 %' DE2E:@? E@ E6== E96 H@C=5] r@F=5?’E 2 D@4:2= >65:2 A@DE 36 ;FDE 2D G:C2=nk^AmkAm%96C6’D 2 D6C:6D @7 492D6D E92E C:?8 72=D6[ E@@[ A2CE:4F=2C=J D:?46 2 46==A9@?6 4@F=5 EC24< >@DE A6@A=6 :>>65:2E6=J]k^Am People are also reading… Reports of invasive hydrilla rise at Smith Mountain Lake Social Security COLA 2027: How much could your benefits increase? Franklin County administrator to step down Tea company starts operations in Franklin County 1 killed, 4 injured in crash involving Abingdon school bus after football game Diamond Avenue community pushes for solutions to decades-long problems Rocky Mount asks residents to voluntarily conserve water Trump to begin sending $500 ACA refund checks. Here's where they're going Ridgeway man arrested after Franklin County pursuit tops 100 mph Florida's flop, Alabama lead college football Week 5 winners and losers Judge dismisses sex discrimination lawsuit filed by ex-Ferrum College coach David Hoffmann: A better chorus for the communities we serve Callaway fire chief steps down after 42 years Sale of Hotel Roanoke Conference Center finalized as Virginia Tech prepares to sell whole building Federal grant to fund Route 122 improvement study at Smith Mountain Lake kAm$E:==[ $A:6=36C8 <?@HD 9@H E@ AF== FD :? 2?5 >2<6 FD 42C6 23@FE E96 7@=<D :? ;6@A2C5J]k^Am Colin Firth plays the head of a shady agency who uses alien technology for nefarious purposes in "Disclosure Day." Niko Tavernise, Universal Pictures kAmw6C6[ :E’D 4J36CD64FC:EJ DA64:2=:DE s2?:6= z6==?6C Wy@D9 ~’r@??@CX H9@ 92D :?7@ 7C@> E96 (2C56I r@CA@C2E:@? E92E 4@F=5 4C24< E9:D H:56 @A6?] (96? 2FE9@C:E:6D 5:D4@G6C 9:D 5665[ E96J 8@ @? E96 9F?E WD9256D @7 “t]%]”X 2?5 =62C? 96’D 9:5:?8 @FE :? 2 4@?G6?E H:E9 9:D 8:C=7C:6?5 WtG6 w6HD@?X[ 2 7@C>6C ?@G:E:2E6] (96? q=F?E’D |2C82C6E u2:C49:=5 368:?D DA62<:?8 :? 8:336C:D9 WD96 :D[ 27E6C 2==[ 2 >6E6@C@=@8:DEX[ 96 42? F?56CDE2?5 H92E D96’D D2J:?8 2?5 C62=:K6D 96 92D E@ 4@??64E] %96J’G6 8@E E96 8@@5D E@ 4C24< E9:D H:56 @A6?]k^Am Daniel (Josh O'Connor) helps Margaret (Emily Blunt) through a stressful situation in Steven Spielberg's sci-fi thriller "Disclosure Day." Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment kAm~7 4@FCD6[ E96C6 2C6 (2C56I 7@=<D H9@ H2?E E@ D:=6?46 E96>] r@=:? u:CE9[ 2D E96 4@>A2?J’D D=:>J 9625[ 92D 2 H2J E@ AC@;64E :?E@ E96 9@>6D @7 E9@D6 96’D ECJ:?8 E@ D:=6?46] z6==?6C[ 9@H6G6C[ 92D 2 7C:6?5 @? E96 :?D:56 Wr@=>2? s@>:?8@X H9@ 24ED 2D 9:D 4@?D4:6?46 2?5 4@>7@CE6C]k^Am kAm%@86E96C[ E96J A=@E E96 3:8 s\s2J C6G62= 2?5 >2?286 E@ 86E :? D@>6 @7 E9@D6 $A:6=36C8 92==>2C<D — :?4=F5:?8 2 492D6 D46?6 E92E :D?’E D=:4< @C 2DDFC65]k^Am Emily Blunt stars as a TV meteorologist who begins to realize strange abilities as well as truths about herself in "Disclosure Day." Niko Tavernise, Universal Pictures kAmq=F?E :D 2 8@@5 86E[ A2CE:4F=2C=J D:?46 D96 5@6D?’E D6CG6 2D ~’r@??@C’D A=FD\@?6] $96’D ;FDE 2D G:E2= 2?5 >2?286D 6>@E:@? H:E9@FE C6=J:?8 @? 72>:=:2C EC@A6D E@ AC@>AE E96 E62CD] ~’r@??@C :D?’E :? E96 r9C:D !C2EE^%:>@E966 r92=2>6E >:I @7 =:<6=J =625:?8 >6?] qFE 96 >2<6D E96 >:DD:@? E6?F@FD 2?5 H@CE9J]k^Am kAm(96? E96 D9@H5@H? 4@>6D[ :E’D ?@E9:?8 H6 92G6?’E D66?[ 3FE :E :D D2E:D7J:?8] %92E’D H92E $A:6=36C8 4@?D:DE6?E=J AC@5F46D] x? E96 62C=J J62CD[ 96 DFCAC:D65]k^Am kAm}@H[ 96 C62DDFC6D]k^Amk2D:56 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\C6=4@?E6?E E?4>D\:?=:?6\C6=4@?E6?E\:?7@Qmk9cmUR_bhjs:D4=@DFC6 s2JUR_bhjk^9cmkAmkDEC@?8m#2E65ik^DEC@?8m !v\`b 7@C D@>6 25F=E D:EF2E:@?D[ G:@=6?46k^Am kAmkDEC@?8m$E2CDik^DEC@?8m b DE2CDk^Am kAmkDEC@?8mqCF46’D %2<6ik^DEC@?8m xE’D ?@E $A:6=36C8’D 36DE[ 3FE :E’D 36EE6C E92? >@DE 6G6CJE9:?8 6=D6 @FE E9:D J62C]k^Amk^2D:56m Movies in a minute with film critic Bruce Miller Movies in a Minute: "The Bride!" Movies in a Minute: "Project Hail Mary" Movies in a Minute: "Hoppers" Movies in a Minute: "The Drama" Movies in a Minute: "Reminders of Him" Movies in a Minute: "Scream 7" Movies in a Minute: "Twinless" Movies in a Minute: "Wuthering Heights" Movies in a Minute: "Dracula" Movies in a Minute: "Send Help" Movies in a Minute: "Is This Thing On?" Movies in a Minute: "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple" Movies in a Minute: "Primate" Movies in a Minute: "Anaconda" Movies in a Minute: "Marty Supreme" Movies in a Minute: "Song sung Blue" Movies in a Minute: "Wake Up Dead Man" Movies in a Minute: "Hamnet" Movies in a Minute: "Rental Family" Movies in a Minute: "Wicked: For Good" Movies in a Minute: "The Running Man" Movies in a Minute: "Nuremberg" Movies in a Minute: "Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues" Movies in a Minute: "Caught Stealing" Movies in a Minute: "The Roses" Movies in a Minute: "Honey Don't" Movies in a Minute: "Nobody 2" Movies in a Minute: "Weapons" Movies in a Minute: "The Naked Gun" Movies in a Minute: "The Fantastic Four: First Steps"" Movies in a Minute: "I Know What You Did Last Summer" Movies in a Minute: "Superman" Movies in a Minute: "Jurassic World Rebirth" Movies in a Minute: "F1" Movies in a Minute: "28 Years Ago" Movies in a Minute: "Materialists" Movies in a Minute: "From the World of John Wick: Ballerina" Movies in a Minute: "Karate Kid: Legends" Movies in a Minute: "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning " Movies in a Minute: "Nonnas" Movies in a Minute: "Fight or Flight" Movies in a Minute: "Thunderbolts*" Movies in a Minute: "The Accountant 2" Movies in a Minute: "Sinners" Movies in a Minute: "Warfare" "Disclosure Day" is in theaters now. 0 comments Stay up-to-date on what's happening Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story The best TV shows of 2026 so far, ranked While No. 1 may not surprise you, hopefully there are a few wonderful shows for you to discover on the list. Still running: Michael Fassbender finds even more intrigue in ‘The Agency’ Michael Fassbender couldn’t wait to find out where his character was headed after the first season of “The Agency.” The celebrity game: ‘Gail Daughtry’ lets actors spoof the business and its spoils More than three decades in the entertainment industry helped David Wain and Ken Marino stuff their film, “Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex … Paul Rudd gets a chance to realize his musical dreams in ‘Power Ballad’ When Paul Rudd signed on for "Power Ballad,” the film’s key song hadn’t been written. “It kind of has to work,” he remembers saying. “We’re hi…
The best TV shows of 2026 so far, ranked While No. 1 may not surprise you, hopefully there are a few wonderful shows for you to discover on the list.
Still running: Michael Fassbender finds even more intrigue in ‘The Agency’ Michael Fassbender couldn’t wait to find out where his character was headed after the first season of “The Agency.”
The celebrity game: ‘Gail Daughtry’ lets actors spoof the business and its spoils More than three decades in the entertainment industry helped David Wain and Ken Marino stuff their film, “Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex …
Paul Rudd gets a chance to realize his musical dreams in ‘Power Ballad’ When Paul Rudd signed on for "Power Ballad,” the film’s key song hadn’t been written. “It kind of has to work,” he remembers saying. “We’re hi…