A career of UFO curiosity and skepticism towards authority shifts Steven Spielberg's antagonists to the private sector in Disclosure Day.

Disclosure Day is designed as a standalone story, but Close Encounters of the Third Kind adds valuable context. Here's how Spielberg's UFO classics are connected.

As a child, Steven Spielberg stared at a meteor shower and began his love affair with the sky. The director of the 1977 classic "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" returns with "Disclosure Day," which imagines closely-held secrets surrounding alien visitations.

Scene for scene, the movie is a vigorous and diverting ride. Yet coming after the mountains of real UAP footage we’ve seen, "Disclosure Day" never gives you the contact high of awe that "Close

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Spielberg has returned to the subject of extraterrestrial life with his new blockbuster. But, falling far short of Close Encounters and ET, it's a major disappointment.

The legendary director says he's still waiting for his own alien encounter.

Steven Spielberg has said 'we are not alone' as he admits to believing in aliens, despite not believing they were real when he made Close Encounters of the Third Kind

The release of the film comes amid the release of numerous UFO files from the US government over the last few months.

A review of Disclosure Day, with Steven Spielberg returning to the world of "close encounters" and asking new questions.