Spielberg Hasn’t Abandoned Hope for Humanity
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The director’s Disclosure Day is an alien allegory for the current moment.
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CultureSpielberg Hasn’t Abandoned Hope for HumanityThe director’s Disclosure Day is an alien allegory for the current moment. By David SimsUniversal PicturesJune 9, 2026, 12:17 PM ET ShareSave Steven Spielberg is sometimes unfairly tagged as the ultimate Boomer, repeatedly harkening back to the entertainment that spellbound him in his youth. And there was a time, far earlier in his career, when that label stuck better—when Indiana Jones, friendly aliens, mean dinosaurs, and Peter Pan himself dominated the director’s filmography.
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