Steven Soderbergh is one of the best and most prolific directors of modern cinema, effortlessly transitioning between genres. Presence and Black Bag are two of my favorites from last year, and this versatile filmmaker moves from crafting a family ghost tale and a spy caper to a dark comedy centered on an aging artist. Ian …
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In-Flight Movie Double reviews: Steven Soderbergh’s PRESENCE (2024) and Neil Burger’s INHERITANCE (2025)
Being on long flights is usually my opportunity to catch up on recent releases I've missed. So I was delighted to see that these two films were available on my Delta flights to Lisbon and my return flight from Porto back to Minneapolis. PRESENCE A family becomes convinced they are not alone after moving into …
FlixChatter Review: BLACK BAG (2025) – Soderbergh’s sleek, sexy spy caper makes the most of its impressive ensemble cast
Steven Soderbergh is a prolific filmmaker and he’s also a talented jack of all trades, one of those rare directors who’ve done cinematography, writing, editing, etc. I have to admit I haven’t always kept up with his work; the last film I saw that he directed was The Laundromat in 2019. Now, I’ve been anticipating …
FlixChatter Review: Logan Lucky (2017)
It's been ages since Steven Soderbergh, though I gotta admit I wasn't too impressed with his last film Side Effects. But still, glad he didn't end up retiring after all, and he returns to do a heist action comedy, as Soderbergh himself described, Logan Lucky is an anti-glam version of an Ocean movie (per EW) …
Genre Grandeur – Heist Movies: Ocean’s Eleven & Ocean’s Thirteen
This post is part of MovieRob's Genre Grandeur (or Guesstimation) series. Thanks to my pal Ted S. for his review of one of his favorite films of the genre. I lost count on how many times I’ve watched these two Ocean’s films; I’m going to pretend that Ocean’s 12 never existed; the self-indulgent film was …
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Five for the Fifth: JULY 2014 Edition
Welcome to FlixChatter's primary blog series! As is customary for this monthly feature, I get to post five random news item/observation/poster, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your take on that given topic. You can see the previous five-for-the-fifth posts here. 1. Well, since yesterday is Fourth of July, aka Independence Day for …
FlixChatter Review: Steven Soderbergh’s Side Effects
This supposedly Steven Soderbergh's last feature film wasn't even on my radar, in fact I just saw the trailer the day of the screening a couple of weeks ago. I'm glad I didn't know anything about this movie and I think the less you read or watch about it the better. In fact, when I …
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