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They Killed His ‘Star Wars’ Film—Now He’s Aiming Even Higher
April 13, 2026
The Daily Beast
Even in a career full of diverse triumphs, Steven Soderbergh’s The Christophers stands out as special. It’s a feature about art and artists, originality and imitation, cruelty and kindness, and courage and fear that’s as wittily written and dexterously directed as it is magnetically performed. A dramatic two-hander that pits Ian McKellen, 86, against Michaela Coel.
38, in a battle over a series of unfinished paintings and, additionally, their respective legacies, Soderbergh’s latest (April 17, in theaters) is amusing and moving in equal measure, and a genre-melding affair that stands as one of the year’s best.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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