Reading time 5 minutes If you look up “third act problems” in a film studies book, there should be a big picture of Ethan ...

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Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi blockbuster is a non-stop thrill ride, but did it convince you that we are not alone? This article contains spoilers for Disclosure Day Six months after a cryptic billboard ...

With 'Disclosure Day,' the director returns to a longtime preoccupation. Two Times staffers explore his ongoing fascination with extraterrestrials.

I always felt bad for Larry, Josef Sommer’s character in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). In Steven Spielberg’s magnum opus about UFOs and the governments who cover them up, Larry is a true ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

As Steven Spielberg explores extraterrestrial life onscreen once again, the Disclosure Day director’s set was all about embracing the human element. Emily Blunt, who stars in the June 12 Universal ...

"Wouldn’t it be wonderful for people to know all of this is true," the Oscar-winning director says in the new trailer.

The fan favorite (and much longer) edit of David Fincher's film contains a different version of the much-maligned 'Alien' film. Here's what's new. By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large This version clocks ...

Ridley Scott's ALIEN (1979) gets a full movie breakdown and analysis by Erik Voss on The Deep Dive! Sign up to Milanote for free with no time-limit: Alien is one of the best films of all time, a true ...