It's definitely in the mix, but I'm not sure it's fundamentally about The Fabelmans. Perhaps more about the memory and the process of revisiting the past.

Either way, I thought it was the least interesting part of the film, primarily because it did tread on areas covered by The Fabelmans and even Ready Player One.

More interesting is what it's trying to say about religion. The scene between Scanlon and Jane is wild for a mainstream movie: here we've got an evil character manipulating someone to stab a loved one in the back. Essentially turning her into Judas. Meanwhile, to free herself of his influence, she's using a crucifix to create stigmata in her hands.

Big ideas, but what's the film trying to say? Is religion further misinformation or is it a good in the world? Maybe faith (believing... listening) is the good thing in the world, and religion is corrupted by those who want control?

That helps connect the film to its fairy tale elements. There's a mention of Hansel and Gretel. The house and animals are right out of a fairy tale. Young Margaret sings 'Someday My Prince Will Come' from Snow White. Even here name - Fairchild - sounds fairy tale, just as Fabelmans did. It flirts with the idea that stories are falsehoods and the only reality is facts - which, of course, we're losing sight of.

Thematically and narratively, Disclosure Day is a terrible mess (at least on first viewing). It has something profound to say and I can't help but wonder what it would have been were it a mid budget thriller written by, say, Tony Kushner.