The Filmographers

Sequels are hard, franchises are harder, and Magic Mike, and this point, is very much a franchise. Join the Filmographers—Magical Michael Moreci and Keir Graff—as they identify what went wrong with Soderbergh’s trilogy-ending “Magic Mike’s Last Dance” (2023). Join our Patreon! Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Bluesky:  @thefilmographers.bsky.social Letterboxd  @filmographers YouTube  @The...

The Oscar nominations were announced over two weeks ago, and the Filmographers are still stewing over one major snub: the complete shut-out of “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.” After all, “Fury Road” got ten nominations and won six! So what gives?  Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Twitter/X  @filmographerpod Letterboxd  @filmographers YouTube  @TheFilmographersPodcast Website: https://filmograph...

Steven Soderbergh isn’t just a prolific director with 35 feature-length films to his credit—he also finds time to make TV shows, too! In today’s episode, Keir and Mike discuss his work on “Fallen Angels,” “K Street,” “The Knick,” “Mosaic,” “Full Circle,” and “Command Z.” Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Twitter/X  @filmographerpod Letterboxd  @filmographers YouTube  @TheFilmographersPodca...

Based on how much we loved 2022's BARBARIAN, we couldn't wait for the next offering from the same producing team. But did COMPANION hit the same highs as BARBARIAN? Do Keir and Michael finally disagree about a movie? They just might! Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Twitter/X  @filmographerpod Letterboxd  @filmographers YouTube  @TheFilmographersPodcast Website: https://filmographerspodca...

Steven Soderbergh’s “Kimi” (2022) is a timely movie about invasive technology and Covid-19—and a Hitchcockian throwback to the era of paranoid thrillers. Speaking of Hitch, his work inspired *many* movies. So many there's a name for it. We list our top five favorites.  Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Bluesky: @thefilmographers.bsky.social Letterboxd  @filmographers YouTube  @TheFilmograp...

After covering Steven Soderbergh, film by film, for nearly a year, Mike and Keir finally get to see a new release on the big screen! PRESENCE, a ghost story filmed from the supernatural visitor’s POV, is a risky choice. It’s also a lot more than just a ghost story. Does the always unpredictable director pull it off? Check out our spoiler-free conversation to find out! Social media Instagram  @thef...

The Covid-19 pandemic shut down production of Steven Soderbergh’s “No Sudden Move” (2021)—but not for long. The director who brought us “Contagion” knew all the right moves to make to get actors back to the set. Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Twitter/X  @filmographerpod Letterboxd  @filmographers YouTube  @TheFilmographersPodcast Website: https://filmographerspodcast.com/ Credits Keir G...

The Filmographers were too busy watching Steven Soderbergh movies in 2024 to keep up on all the latest releases—but they did see quite a few! Join Mike and Keir to hear about the best films they watched last year, and learn which movies they're looking forward to the most in 2025.  Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Twitter/X  @filmographerpod Letterboxd  @filmographers YouTube  @TheFilmogr...

In a Filmographers First, we interview Chris Sullivan, who was unforgettable as Tom Cleary in Steven Soderbergh’s “The Knick” and stars as Chris Payne in Soderbergh's forthcoming movie “Presence.” (You may also know him as Toby Damon on “This Is Us” and . . . Taserface in “Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2”!) Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Twitter/X  @filmographerpod Letterboxd  @filmogra...

Over his first three movies, director Robert Eggers has proven to be one of the most distinct, unique voices in modern cinema. Now, with "Nosferatu," he's tackling his most ambitious project yet--a remake of a beloved 1922 silent film classic, a movie that some argue created the template for all of horror cinema.  Keir and Michael sank their teeth into the latest version of this vampire tale--but...

With “Let Them All Talk” (2020), has Steven Soderbergh finally made a chick flick? A mom movie? Whatever you want to call it, our two dads—Mike and Keir—really, really liked it. (Even though it has Meryl Streep in it.) Also, stick around as these two writers list their favorite movies...about writers.  Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Twitter/X  @filmographerpod Letterboxd  @filmographers...

“The Laundromat” (2019) is the second movie Steven Soderbergh made for Netflix in the same year—but this one had a theatrical release. Is Soderbergh going Netflix, or is Netflix going Soderbergh? Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Twitter/X  @filmographerpod Letterboxd  @filmographers YouTube @TheFilmographersPodcast Website https://filmographerspodcast.com/ Credits Keir Graff & Michael...

Steven Soderbergh shot his last movie on an iPhone 7, and he liked the experience so much that he did it again, but with one key difference—he shot “High Flying Bird” (2019) with an iPhone 8. Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Twitter/X  @filmographerpod Letterboxd  @filmographers YouTube @TheFilmographersPodcast Website https://filmographerspodcast.com/ Credits Keir Graff & Michael Mor...

“Gladiator II” is officially in theaters, and the Filmographers have taken their seats in the coliseum to cast judgment. Is Paul Mescal ready to fill the size-twelve sandals of Russell Crowe? Are Denzel Washington’s Training Day techniques suitable for Roman fighters? Is Sir Ridley Scott already planning Gladiator XX? Keir and Mike stand ready to give thumbs up or thumbs down. Social media Instagr...

With his previous movie, “Logan Lucky,” Soderbergh showed his middle finger to the studio system and released his movie his way. Now, with “Unsane” (2018), he abandons yet another filmmaking convention—the camera. Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Twitter/X  @filmographerpod Letterboxd  @filmographers YouTube  @TheFilmographersPodcast Website: https://filmographerspodcast.com/ Credits Keir...

Four years after “retiring” from directing, Soderbergh returns in 2017 to do one “last” job: the heist film, “Logan Lucky.” Find out what he did while he was retired, and stick around for Keir and Mike’s favorite heist movies! Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Twitter/X  @filmographerpod Letterboxd  @filmographers YouTube  @TheFilmographersPodcast Website: https://filmographerspodcast.com/...

Winter is coming, and there's an exciting slate of movies coming our way. From big budget spectacles to Oscar bait dramas to fun family flicks, winter has it all, and we're giving our rundown--cage match style--of them all. Not only that, but--Steven Soderbergh has been talking about retirement for YEARS. And now, in 2013, the time has come. Is the film he goes out on his “Citizen Kane,” his “Heav...

Steven Soderbergh has made it a point to assimilate the work of other directors and make it his own. He’s borrowed from Jean-Luc Godard, Orson Welles, Michael Curtiz, and even Richard Lester. And now he’s updating . . . Paul Verhoeven and Adrian Lyne?!? Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Twitter/X  @filmographerpod Letterboxd  @filmographers YouTube  @TheFilmographersPodcast Website: https:...

Jean-Luc Godard had Anna Karina. Alfred Hitchcock had Tippi Hedren. Steven Soderbergh had George Clooney and Matt Damon...and now he’s got Channing Tatum, too! Join Keir and Mike for a discussion of Hollywood’s love affair with strippers and Soderbergh’s 2012 hit, “Magic Mike." Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Twitter/X  @filmographerpod Letterboxd  @filmographers YouTube  @TheFilmographe...

Smile! A new episode of The Filmographers Go To The Movies is here! Or wait...maybe you shouldn't smile, because in Parker Finn's universe, bad things happen when you see someone who does. Very bad.  After the first Smile became one of the earliest post-Covid box office hits, Finn is back with a highly anticipated sequel, and just in time for the Halloween season. Did it bring a you-know-what to M...

Steven Soderbergh is at it again--again pushing his creative boundaries, again collaborating with exciting, non-professional actors. This time, he's trying his hand at the action/spy genre and enlisting MMA superstar Gina Carano. Does the pairing bear fruit, or does the Soderbergh/Carano team-up go...haywire? Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Twitter/X  @filmographerpod Letterboxd  @filmog...

We're halfway through Steven Soderbergh's filmography, and it's time to rank what we've seen so far! What'll make the cut? OUT OF SIGHT? OCEAN'S 11? KAFKA?? Michael and Keir also forge ahead, discussing Soderbergh's second Spalding Gray documentary, AND EVERYTHING IS GOING FINE. Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Twitter/X  @filmographerpod Letterboxd  @filmographers YouTube  @TheFilmograph...

Whether you were fighting over toilet paper, packing up to stay with family, or you simply glued to the news, watching it all unfold, you remember what you were doing when Covid-19 shut down normal life. And wherever Steven Soderbergh was, he had to be thinking, “I told you so.” Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Twitter/X  @filmographerpod Letterboxd  @filmographers YouTube  @TheFilmograph...

Francis Ford Coppola spent $90 million of his own money to finally make the film he's been talking about for over four decades. It's the cinephile event of the season, it's a spectacle, it's Coppola's humanist manifesto on art and politics, and it's...well...you'll just have to tune in to find out what we made of it. Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Twitter/X  @filmographerpod Letterboxd ...

Based on a true story about a whistleblower whose relationship with the truth is, let’s say, complicated, Soderbergh’s “The Informant!” (2009) is both one of Matt Damon’s greatest performances AND manages to find the humor in lysine price-fixing. Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Twitter/X  @filmographerpod Letterboxd  @filmographers YouTube  @TheFilmographersPodcast Website: https://filmo...