Steven Soderbergh Resurrects the Ghost Story

Breaking Down the Haunting Twist at the End of Steven Soderbergh’s Presence
Presence may not be your typical horror movie, but that doesn't mean it won't leave you a bit shaken up.
Steven Soderbergh made his new movie by becoming a ghost
The inventive director embraced POV filmmaking on “Presence,” his haunted-house film shot from the spirit’s perspective.
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."
Steven Soderbergh's 'Presence' is a ghost story where the audience is the ghost
The entire film is shot entirely from the ghost's point of view, the audience haunting a family that has recently moved into a New Jersey home, not realizing that something was already living there. Critic Sean Burns says it's a great gimmick,
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
‘Presence’: Steven Soderbergh Turns the Haunted-House Movie Inside Out
The prolific filmmaker turns a supernatural thriller into an experiment in first-person perspective and a dysfunctional family drama that'd make Eugene O'Neill cringe
Critics Have Seen Presence, And They’re Here For Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Chillingly Effective’ Supernatural Thriller
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Director Steven Soderbergh on Presence, movies for adults and the power of karaoke
Steven Soderbergh is a tough director to pin down. Now, the Oscar winner is taking on a ghost story called Presence.
Review: 'Presence' turns the familiar into something fresh and frightening
"Presence" is the kind of movie mindbender that sneaks up on you and leaves you thinking long after it's over, according to ...
Steven Soderbergh: 'I'm the cockroach of this industry. I can survive any version of it'
NEW YORK — Steven Soderbergh isn’t just the director and cinematographer of his latest film. He’s also, in a way, its central ...
Presence review: The first great horror movie of 2025
Horror fans feasted well in 2024 with the year capped off by the release of Nosferatu (even if UK viewers had to wait until ...
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.” ...
‘Presence’ Review: Paranormal Friend or Foe?
Steven Soderbergh’s new chiller takes place in one of the most troubled of all movie locations: an outwardly normal family ...
'Presence' Sabotages Its Own Gimmick
If this is the best Steven Soderbergh's got for a smaller canvas, then I’d like to see him get back to making major-studio ...