As I was watching Disclosure Day, it was impossible not to think of The X-Files. Of course both tap from similar UFOlogy sources and Spielberg was himself in turn an influence on TXF, but the similarities here are even greater — to the point where Disclosure Day could easily be reimagined as a possible resolution for the series’ mythology, a finale film that never was! Mulder and Scully bringing disclosure and changing the world would have been a nice ending, even though the world’s relationship with news and objective truth has become so complicated since the 1990s that I’m not sure if this wish fulfillment from Spielberg can still deeply touch people. Sure, there are some issues with the film’s script, the film hardly breaks any new ground, the positivity around empathy is more Spielbergian than Carterian, and you might have your own ideas on who is manipulating who with this whole UAP business. However, consider all the images I attach here, and I won’t say more to avoid spoilers: common points go from the generic to the very specific…