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Apartment Zero (1988) dir. Martin Donovan Colin Firth, Hart Bochner

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Black Bag Trailer

George Woodhouse and his wife Kathryn are spies. "When she is suspected of betraying the nation, George faces the ultimate test – loyalty to his marriage or his country." (Focus Features)

Black Bag stars Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, Regé-Jean Page, Tom Burke, Naomie Harris, and Pierce Brosnan. The film is directed by Steven Soderbergh from a screenplay by David Koepp.

Black Bag hits theaters on March 14, 2025.

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Death Becomes Her will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on October 22 via Scream Factory. The 1992 black comedy won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.

Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future, Forest Gump) directs from a script by Martin Donovan (Apartment Zero) and David Koepp (Jurassic Park, Spider-Man). Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn, and Isabella Rossellini.

Death Becomes Her has been newly transferred in 4K from the original 35mm camera negative with Dolby Vision. Special features are listed below.

Special features:

The Making of Death Becomes Her - Interviews with director Robert Zemeckis, writer David Koepp, director of photography Dean Cundey, production designer Rick Carter, and special effects artists Lance Anderson and David Anderson

Vintage making-of featurette

Theatrical trailer

Photo gallery

Two narcissistic archrivals (Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn) discover the ultimate accessory – a potion that will keep them forever young – when they meet a mysterious enchantress (Isabella Rossellini) with deep ties to the Hollywood elite. But they get more than they bargain for when their newfound beauty only intensifies their vanity – and rivalry.

Pre-order Death Becomes Her.

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𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗼'𝘀 𝗪𝗮𝘆 1996

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Watched Black Bag

Gorgeous! Fantastic movie to watch with your dad. A lot of Le Carré-style interest in the layers of artifice that come out of bureaucratizing the idea of secrets, and although it's not quite willing to totally sever the narrative from the world outside of espionage, the real world relevance is totally irrelevant. Great use of those well-trod thematics to explore layers of artifice in contemporary relationships within a culture of surveillance. Clever script, delightful performances (from just about everyone), easy on the eyes, most recommendable movie that's come out in months.

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Steven Soderbergh's new film, opening in January. Looks very interesting from the trailer.

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Presence (dir. Steven Soderbergh) x VIFF 2024.

Lucy Liu and Callina Liang star in an inventive supernatural thriller filmed from the point-of-view of a ghostly "presence" haunting a family in their new home. How Soderbergh unfolds what's going on and the connective explanation for the poltergeist's existence expertly frames his troubled characters through key moments (made of long, continuous tracking shots) only seen in a hazy perspective from a floating camera. It's a supremely effective domestic drama using experimental genre conventions to express a fine concept despite never being particularly scary and forcing a rather tidy evil motive by the only peripheral character.

Screened at the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival as part of the Altered States series.

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‘Presence’: A Haunted House Thriller from the Ghost’s Perspective

Steven Soderbergh’s Presence reinvents the haunted house genre with a groundbreaking approach: the entire story is told from the ghost’s point of view. This innovative concept immerses viewers in the eerie, claustrophobic experience of a spirit bound to a single location, observing the lives of the family who moves in.

A Ghost’s-Eye View

As Rebecca (Lucy Liu), Chris (Chris Sullivan), and their teenage children Tyler and Chloe settle into their new Craftsman-style home, the ghost silently watches. The tension in the family dynamics is palpable—Rebecca favors her athletic son, while Chris shares a closer bond with the more withdrawn Chloe.

Soderbergh’s fluid camerawork, acting as the ghost’s presence, transforms the mundane into the menacing. Every glide, lurch, and pause conveys emotion, from empathy to rage. Initially, Chloe is the only one who notices the paranormal disturbances, as lights flicker and objects move. Her warnings go unheard, and her growing anxieties are dismissed, deepening the film’s emotional core.

A Story of Warning, Not Fear

Unlike traditional ghost stories, the spirit in Presence isn’t here to scare—it’s here to protect. Chloe’s struggles with loneliness, gossip, and grief become focal points for the ghost’s concern. As the family unravels, the ghost’s presence shifts from unsettling to empathetic, leaving viewers questioning its true identity and purpose.

Soderbergh’s Technical Mastery

Known for his inventive storytelling, Soderbergh collaborates with screenwriter David Koepp to deliver a thriller that maximizes tension with minimalist tools. From wearing martial-arts slippers to achieve noiseless camera movements to capturing subtle, haunting performances by Callina Liang and Chris Sullivan, Presence is a technical marvel that never sacrifices emotional depth.

Final Thoughts

Presence isn’t just a ghost story—it’s a deeply human exploration of family, loss, and connection. By placing the audience in the ghost’s shoes, Soderbergh crafts an intimate, suspenseful experience that will linger long after the credits roll.

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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023, James Mangold)

20/02/2025

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Jurassic World Rebirth | Official Trailer

It actually looks pretty good. It’s directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla 2014 and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) and a script by screenwriter of the original Jurassic Park and The Lost World, David Koepp.

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Snake Eyes will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on December 17 via Kino Lorber. The 1998 thriller is directed by Brian De Palma (Carrie, Mission: Impossible, Scarface).

Nicolas Cage stars with Gary Sinise, Carla Gugino, John Heard, Stan Shaw, and Kevin Dunn. David Koepp (Jurassic Park, Mission: Impossible) wrote the script from a story he conceived with De Palma.

The film has been newly restored in 4K from the origian camera negative with Dolby Vision/HDR. Special features are listed below.

Special features:

Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson (new)

Theatrical Trailer

Flamboyant Atlantic City police detective Rick Santoro (Nicolas Cage) has come to watch the fight and cash in on the hectic betting action. Suddenly, gunfire cuts down a ringside government official, and 14,000 fans become 14,000 suspects. What eyewitnesses saw, what a casino-wide spycam network reveals and what a mysterious woman in white (Carla Gugino, Sin City) knows—all lead to a shattering truth Santoro does not want to believe.

Pre-order Snake Eyes.

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Jurassic World Rebirth Trailer

Planet Earth had proved largely inhospitable to dinosaurs. Five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, remaining dinosaurs now live in "isolated equatorial environments with climates resembling the one in which they once thrived. The three most colossal creatures across land, sea and air within that tropical biosphere hold, in their DNA, the key to a drug that will bring miraculous life-saving benefits to humankind."

Zora Bennett is contracted to lead a team on a secret mission to secure the dino's genetic material. However, when the mission runs into a civilian family who's boating expedition was capsized by dinosaurs, "they all find themselves stranded on a forbidden island that had once housed an undisclosed research facility for Jurassic Park. There, in a terrain populated by dinosaurs of vastly different species, they come face-to-face with a sinister, shocking discovery that has been hidden from the world for decades." (Universal Pictures)

Jurassic World Rebirth stars Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, Mahershala Ali, Rupert Friend, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Luna Blaise, David Iacono, Audrina Miranda, Philippine Velge, Bechir Sylvain, and Ed Skrein. Gareth Edwards directs from a script by David Koepp.

Jurassic World Rebirth releases to theaters in July 2025.