Steven Spielberg is one of the best filmmakers of all time. Jaws, E.T. Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List, and Saving Private Ryan are bona fide classics. But it’s also true that Spielberg hasn’t made a great movie in decades. Why? How can an artist go from making masterpieces to turning out mediocrity?
Disclosure Day is Spielberg’s latest sup-par entry to his filmography. The movie follows Margaret (Emily Blunt) and Daniel (Josh O’Connor), two strangers connected by a mysterious force who seek to expose the hidden truth that aliens exist. The first half is very good, but eventually the movie succumbs to the familiar flaws we’ve come to expect from a filmmaker whose best days are behind him.
Join Jon and Tim as they discuss whether aliens exist, Jake Gyllenhaal’s face, Elona Holmes on Netflix, courtroom dramas, the weekly spectacle of House of the Dragon, Jude Law’s hair loss, Jon’s theater encounter, the benefits of a Stubs membership, crawfish aliens, theater seating, Tim’s Mary Poppins crush, why artists get worse as they age, Spielberg’s best alien movie, human connection in an age of machines, the AI takeover, and the increasing value of empathy.
