The 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...

Soderbergh’s second low-budget, shot-on-video movie for Mark Cuban’s Magnolia Pictures (following 2005's Bubble) is about a high-priced escort and stars 21-year-old adult film star Sasha Grey. It may seem like Soderbergh's having a mid-life crisis but, really, he's just finding ways to take new creative swings. The question is: Does this swing connect?   Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers T...

In the interest of connecting with even more Soderbergh fans, we reached out to some of our friends in the arts and asked them to share their enthusiasm for THEIR favorite Soderbergh films. The response blew us away. We’ve got John Green and Gillian Flynn in this episode, people!   Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Twitter/X  @filmographerpod Letterboxd  @filmographers YouTube  @TheFilmogr...

When we started this podcast, it never even occurred to us that it might be hard to track down some of Steven Soderbergh’s earlier (and even recent) efforts. Here’s a primer on where and how to find them. Also, please note: There is a video component to this episode, which can be viewed exclusively on our YouTube page (linked below)! Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Twitter/X  @filmograph...

We usually think of Steven Soderbergh as a prolific and tireless craftsman, but in his 2008 films “The Argentine” and “The Guerilla,” originally released as “Che,” the director let his artistic self take the wheel—with glorious results. Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Twitter/X  @filmographerpod Letterboxd  @filmographers YouTube  @TheFilmographersPodcast Website: https://filmographerspo...

Steven Soderbergh’s last outing was a black-and-white drama about Nazi war crimes that left audiences depressed. In 2007, it’s time to repay Warner Bros’ faith—and dollars—with his second-ever sequel: “Ocean’s Thirteen.” Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Twitter/X  @filmographerpod Letterboxd  @filmographers YouTube  @TheFilmographersPodcast Website: https://filmographerspodcast.com/ Patre...

In 2006, Steven Soderbergh released “The Good German,” a black-and-white film set in postwar Berlin, that was in dialog with one of the greatest films ever made: “Casablanca.” Is it an homage, a deconstruction—or something else entirely? Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Twitter/X  @filmographerpod Letterboxd  @filmographers YouTube  @TheFilmographersPodcast Website: https://filmographersp...

It’s 2006, and Steven Soderbergh is following up his first-ever sequel, the star-studded Ocean’s Twelve, with his most daring independent film yet: Bubble, a small-town crime drama cast with nonprofessional actors who improvise most of their dialogue. Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Twitter/X  @filmographerpod Letterboxd  @filmographers YouTube  @TheFilmographersPodcast Website: https://...

Since making his debut in 1989, Steven Soderbergh has made art-house films, grown-up dramas, crime flicks, a science fiction tale, and even mainstream, Oscar-winning hits. The only thing he hasn’t done is make a sequel—until now, with “Ocean’s Twelve” (2004).   Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Twitter/X  @filmographerpod Letterboxd  @filmographers YouTube  @TheFilmographersPodcast Website...

In only his first dozen films, Steven Soderbergh has created one of Hollywood’s most eclectic filmographies. But he still hasn’t made a sci-fi flick—until now. Join us as we discuss his 2002 remake of Andrei Tarkovsky’s 1972 Soviet SF classic, “Solaris.”   Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Twitter/X  @filmographerpod Letterboxd  @filmographers YouTube  @TheFilmographersPodcast Website: htt...

If you’re Steven Soderbergh, coming off box-office success and an Oscar win, what do you do next? Make a low-budget, shot-on-video quickie that almost nobody will love, of course! Join us for the skinny on “Full Frontal” (2002).   Social media Instagram  @thefilmographers Twitter/X  @filmographerpod Letterboxd  @filmographers YouTube  @TheFilmographersPodcast   Website: https://filmographerspodcas...

We all love a good "what might have been" story. Every major director has a filing cabinet stuffed with projects that slipped through their fingers, and Steven Soderbergh is no different.   From beefing with Robert Redford to a legal sparring match with Scott Rudin to nearly making a historical musical, Soderbergh has a rich history of near misses, and we've got the highlights. Join us as we take...