It's an invigorating chase thriller, but where Spielberg once seemed to be leading the culture, he's now following decades of lore and mythology.

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

Steven Spielberg’s fourth film about alien encounters is “Disclosure Day,” following “ET: The Extra-Terrestrial,” “War of the Worlds,” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” That inspired us to take another look at what Roger Ebert thought about some of the most famous and infamous alien movies,

Public fascination with UFOs and alleged alien encounters continues to grow, fuelled by striking personal testimonies and local folklore. One of the latest accounts comes from a UFO and alien movie creator who shared a unforgettable encounter with extraterrestrial beings in Orcas Island.

You'd think that a man who has made four theatrical movies about contact with extra-terrestrial life, both benevolent and malevolent, would have had at least one close encounter in his lifetime. But if any non-human entities outside of Earth are interested ...

Steven Spielberg revisits his passion for interstellar visitors, with a government conspiracy begging to be blown wide open... NB: Spoiler-free review.

On November 21, 1990, one of the biggest promises in movie history was made to audiences, one that wouldn’t be fully realized on the big screen for thirteen more years. At the conclusion of Predator 2,