With Presence, Steven Soderbergh Resurrects Ghost Story

Movie Review: Steven Soderbergh's eerie haunted house drama 'Presence' packs a punch
The camera is the ghost in Steven Soderbergh's chillingly effective, experiential haunted house drama "Presence."
With Presence, Steven Soderbergh Resurrects the Ghost Story: Review
The intimate supernatural drama stars Lucy Liu and Chris Sullivan as homeowners with an unexpected houseguest. With Presence, Steven Soderbergh Resurrects the Ghost Story: Review
Steven Soderbergh cracks another genre with the clever ghost story Presence
Steven Soderbergh often applies his brainy, process-based approach to new genres; with Presence, he tries his hand at ghost-story horror.
Review: Steven Soderbergh's technically impressive ghost story 'Presence' is let down by its story
“Presence” is a beautifully executed vision of a rather mediocre script. What makes it interesting is the POV “gimmick,” which Soderbergh demonstrates as a legitimate mode of cinematic storytelling. His camera movements take on such a human quality that we become emotionally connected to it as another character in the story.
‘Presence’: Steven Soderbergh Turns the Haunted-House Movie Inside Out
The filmmaker turns a supernatural thriller into a first-person storytelling experiment and a family drama that'd make Eugene O'Neill cringe.
The Ghost’s-Eye View of Steven Soderbergh’s “Presence”
Doing his own camerawork, the director gleefully enriches the haunted-house genre with a simple but ingenious device.
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Lucy Liu on Presence, working with Steven Soderbergh and the rising crescendo of her career
The actor joins Q’s Tom Power to discuss her starring role in Soderbergh’s new horror thriller, Presence, which tells a haunted house story from the point-of-view of the ghost.
With ‘Presence,’ Steven Soderbergh makes a ghost story from the phantom’s point of view
"I always operate the camera, but this was next level," the director says. "I’m really in there with the actors."
Review: Soderbergh brings unique cinematic ‘Presence’ to this ghost story
What makes “Presence” interesting is its point-of-view “gimmick.” It’s just the story that’s being told that’s somewhat hacky.
Immersive movie 'Presence' sees dysfunctional family from a ghost's POV
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Over the course of his nearly four-decade career, Steven Soderbergh has just about done it all—including, now, made a horror ...
Presence (UK Trailer 1)
Presence is a 2024 American psychological thriller film directed by Steven Soderbergh from a screenplay by David Koepp. It stars Lucy Liu, Julia Fox, and Chris Sullivan.
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