April 6, 2025
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‘Presence’ movie review: Steven Soderbergh’s ingenious yet inconsistent horror-drama

A still from ‘Presence’ A spectre is haunting the Payne family — the spectre of Steven Soderbergh’s hand-held camera. At least, that is what we are led to believe as we are introduced to Chris (Chris Sullivan), Rebecca (Lucy Liu), and their teenaged children, Tyler (Eddy Maday), and Chloe (Callina Liang). Rebecca’s dreams and desires […]

‘Black Bag’ movie review: Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender light up Steven Soderbergh’s sleek espionage thriller

Cate Blanchett, left, and Michael Fassbender in a scene from “Black Bag.” | Photo Credit: CLAUDETTE BARIUS This is the season of Michael Fassbender. Just as he lights up our little screens in the excellent espionage thriller The Agency, on the big screen, he is George Woodhouse in Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag. George, a British […]