I have spent a significant portion of my life watching Steven Spielberg films. From hiding behind a cushion during Jurassic Park to sitting completely still through the opening of Indiana Jones, his films have been part of how I understand what cinema can do when someone truly great is behind the camera.

This weekend, Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day hits movie theaters throughout the country, and it is already racking up some strong reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.

Since emerging from the New Hollywood movement of the 1970s, where the success of his Jaws forever altered the trajectory of the movie-theater business, Spielberg has left an inimitable imprint on eve...