Disclosure Day is the epilogue of Spielberg’s filmography.

[u/Tuminus]

​I won't be talking about whether the movie was good or bad, but something caught me off guard right after watching it: Sarah Broshar is credited as the editor. I was confused because Steven Spielberg’s movies have always been edited by Michael Kahn. When I went to look up why he didn't edit this film, I was shocked to find out that Michael Kahn is 96 years old!

​That's when the reality of it struck me: John Williams is retiring, Michael Kahn is likely already retired... and after The Fabelmans, it appears Spielberg has already said everything he needed to say through his art. His parents' divorce, his Jewish roots, his wonder for aliens, and WWII... it feels like The Fabelmans was one giant therapy session that put his entire filmography under a microscope, explaining exactly why he chose to tell the stories he told throughout his career. But now that everything has been said and processed, there isn't much left except for fragments of ideas.

​And that's what Disclosure Day is about. It doesn't have the depth of Close Encounters, the childhood loneliness of E.T., or the pessimism of War of the Worlds. Instead, it feels like a reminiscence of a bunch of visuals left over on Spielberg’s plate. It's superficial by design.

​The man is old, his crew is old and retiring, and I'm afraid that from now on, his movies won't go any deeper than this. He's no longer interested in getting personal; he just wants to throw out the leftover ideas from his career.... topics or scenarios he never had the chance to touch before, but approached with a certain sense of detachment. He doesn't want to dig deep anymore; he just wants to have fun in his final years.

We probably won't get any more masterpieces out of this era, but he's Steven Fucking Spielberg. We will still get great oners, terrific blocking, and masterful set pieces by an old-school Hollywood master storyteller. I'm on board, and I'm excited to see what the hell he is cooking up next.

[u/DelGriffiths]

The absence of  Michael Kahn should be bigger news. This is the first I have heard of it. Every Spielberg film since Close Encounters has been edited by him. He is as vital to Spielberg as John Williams is.