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Disclosure Day is Spielberg's Call for Empathy

Spielberg has always used aliens to talk about humanity. Disclosure Day is his most direct conversation with the audience.

Jun 17•Bardiya Mazda

No Spielberg Film Is More Mysterious Than Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Wonder, obsession, and the one Spielberg film that refuses to answer questions

Jun 3•Bardiya Mazda

The Case for Small Star Wars

The Mandalorian and Grogu is not the Star Wars movie I wanted but it's so much better than the one I was dreading

May 26•Bardiya Mazda

Nolan's Inevitable Odyssey

Going home, fragmented narratives, and an obsession with the epic... Nolan spent 25 years rehearsing for The Odyssey

May 20•Bardiya Mazda

Jurassic Park Changed Everything

On wonder, terror, and what it means to watch the impossible happen in real time

May 13•Bardiya Mazda

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