‘Presence’ review: In a tense ghost story with Lucy Liu, a house is haunted through an unseen spirit’s eyes
The writer Christopher Isherwood put it this way, in his novel “Goodbye to Berlin”: “I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking.” The not-thinking part may not apply,
Review: ‘Presence’ is a cerebral ghost story that hides a family drama under the sheet
With the audience haunting a sad family through a spirit's POV, Steven Soderbergh's latest experiment is ultimately about the never-ending appeal of voyeurism.
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: Soderbergh's unique, creepy and moving ghost story will give you goosebumps
Soderbergh's unique, creepy and moving ghost story will give you goosebumps - 4/5 The acclaimed director delivers a new spin on the haunted house film which makes for an eerily effective mystery
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 Review – A Ghostly Perspective That’s More Gimmick Than Greatness
Steven Soderbergh’s Presence is a ghostly experiment in storytelling that’s eerie and ambitious but struggles to deliver fully.
Presence film review — Steven Soderbergh goes supernatural with teen chiller
In his nomadic career, Soderbergh has been a big-screen name happy to work for Netflix and HBO. Presence, though, is clearly made to be watched in the cinema, with a crowd, preferably while being under 19.
Presence Review — Steven Soderbergh Makes a Chilling Family Drama Under the Guise of a Ghost Movie
Although it premiered at Sundance almost a year ago, Steven Soderbergh’s Presence is finally making its way to theaters, and audiences may well find
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.
‘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 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 ...
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Presence Review
Steven Soderbergh directs a ghost story from the perspective of the ghost, starring Lucy Liu. Read the Empire review.