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

Film Review, a movie directed by Steven Soderbergh, written by David Koepp and starring Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Callina Liang

Directed by Steven Soderbergh, “Presence” tests the limits of the horror genre with an emotionally thrilling ghost story.

Sundance, Steven Soderbergh and David Koepp return with Presence, a formally fascinating take on the ghost story.

The camera is the ghost in Steven Soderbergh’s chillingly effective, experiential haunted house drama “Presence.”

Credit: NEON Koepp expanded on this: "In the last 10 to 15 years, horror has really been prominent and changed. Gore and jump scares are huge. When people hear horror, they think of that. When I think of horror,

“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.

Lucy Liu stars in the director’s clever haunted-house mystery that adopts the perspective of the specter.

Steven Soderbergh's new ghost story is modest, but it's so compact, smart, and elegant that it feels quietly momentous.