Critics Add Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day' to 2026 Best-Films List as Debate Swirls
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 29
Critics Add Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day' to 2026 Best-Films List as Debate Swirls
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 29
Summary
Manohla Dargis and Alissa Wilkinson included Steven Spielberg's "Disclosure Day" in a midyear list of the best movies of 2026, recommending it for summer catch-up viewing.
The sci-fi thriller follows Josh O'Connor as an Edward Snowden-like leaker with alien files and Emily Blunt as a weathercaster who can suddenly speak languages, including one aliens understand.
Dargis praised Spielberg's relaxed command and the lead pairing, saying O'Connor's softness plays against Blunt's crispness even as online commenters have criticized some plot twists.
The pick lands in a year the article calls unusual for moviegoers, with Gen Z debut filmmakers scoring megahits while expected blockbusters such as "The Mandalorian and Grogu" have only performed modestly.