{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Film Curious","title":"Disclosure Day Review | Spielberg’s Alien Fascination: How Does It Compare with Close Encounters & E.T.?","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/dd61d03e\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3673,"description":"In this episode of Film Curious, Ashley and Pete review and break down the latest Steven Spielberg sci-fi action thriller, Disclosure Day, starring Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Eve Hewson, Colman Domingo, and Colin Firth. We kick off the episode with how this film fits in with Spielberg’s other alien movies. Then move onto a spoiler discussion of the movie’s special effects, the uneven balance of great scenes and average ones, odd choices that weren't working for us, and the film’s greatest strengths, as well as debate how people would react to a real life disclosure day and much more. ⚠️ We get into spoilers at 5:18! Available in theaters now 🎟️ ⏱️Timestamps00:00 Intro to the Episode & Film 00:45 Steven Spielberg’s Other Alien Films & How They Compare to Disclosure Day02:29 Pete’s Overall Reaction to the Film | Non-Spoiler Review05:18 Spoiler Discussion Begins⚠️06:04 The Film’s CGI | Would It Have Been Better with More Practical Effects?09:15 Some Odd Choices Made | What Was and Wasn’t Working14:53 The Film’s Greatest Strength | How Would Humanity React Debate26:09 The Parts of the Movie That Are Absolutely Brilliant29:18 The Alien & UFO Stories the Movie Is Based On & Uses in Its Story31:57 Accepting the Film’s Ups and Downs & Trying to Understand “The Device”35:37 A Complete Miss That Wasn’t Working at the Start of the Film42:42 The Action Sequences & the Lack of Music During Them | John Williams Age & Last Film45:14 Would People Believe Disclosure Day & Needing a Second Watch of Films51:01 Hearing Dialogue & Sound System and Streaming Compression Side Tangent56:50 Wrap Up | Final Consensus and Thoughts & Upcoming New Releases 01:00:00 Outro - (Go Knicks!) Thanks for Listening & Don’t Forget to Subscribe! 🔔🎬Subscribe so you never miss a new film discovery!Resources & References:On Film…with Kevin McCarthy | Steven Spielberg Podcast Interview Disclosure Day, ET, Close Encounters, Jaws, Raiders, Private RyanNY Times The Daily | Steven Spielberg on the Real Life...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/e-zuUfxqlmlkIoSsIZcdPbPlNZweiaHeyio6S_f9ssY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85NDAx/ZDg0MTM2OWIxZGZk/YzY3OGMyZjM1NmQ4/ZTA0OC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}