Critics hail new Emily Blunt movie as Steven Spielberg’s ‘best film in 20 years’

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28 May 2026 • 3:46 PM MYT
The Independent
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Critics hail new Emily Blunt movie as Steven Spielberg’s ‘best film in 20 years’

  • Steven Spielberg's new sci-fi film, Disclosure Day, is generating significant early critical buzz.
  • The movie, set to be released in cinemas on 12 June, stars Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor and Colin Firth.
  • Blunt plays a meteorologist who partners with O'Connor's whistleblower character to uncover a government conspiracy.
  • Within hours of the trailer’s release, critics took to X to praise the sci-fi, with Gizmodo’s Germain Lussier labelling it “Spielberg’s best film in 20 years.”
  • IndieWire’s Jim Hemphill similarly commended it as “top-tier Spielberg”, while The Wrap’s Drew Taylor said: “I can’t remember the last time I loved a Spielberg movie as much as Disclosure Day”.

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