Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day is one of the most hotly anticipated entries on the 2026 movie schedule, and the early reactions are starting to pour in. Overall, it’s safe to say that critics so far are loving it. The film brings Spielberg back to the subject of aliens, something he’s proven over and over to be a master of with movies like Close Encounters of the Third Kind, War of the Worlds, and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
I’ve been excited about Disclosure Day since even before that first tease dropped and before the name had even been…disclosed. Now, reading these early reactions, my excitement level has jumped 10 fold. I’m especially pumped for the rave reviews Emily Blunt is getting for her performance in the movie, with some even saying she could be an awards contender. That’s pretty rare for a summer popcorn flick. We’re still more than two weeks away from the movie’s release, but Steven Weintraub from Collider has seen it and has this to say:
