Michaela Coel Learned to Become an Art Forger for Steven Soderbergh’s ‘The Christophers’

Michaela Coel Learned to Become an Art Forger for Steven Soderbergh’s ‘The Christophers’

Steven Soderbergh is back with a new caper. The director of the “Ocean’s Trilogy” and “Logan Lucky” has returned with “The Christophers,” which debuts at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday. The film follows the children of a famous artist (Ian McKellen) who hire an art forger (Michaela Coel) to complete some of his unfinished work. While the movie hasn’t gotten picked up yet, if it does and is released by the end of the year, it w…

TIFF Review: Steven Soderbergh’s The Christophers is a Somewhat Dull Actors’ Showcase

Steven Soderbergh will not stop, and we should be thankful for that. His second film of 2025, The Christophers, is easily the year’s least essential, yet it has plenty to say about Soderbergh, his oeuvre, and where he finds himself today. The year began with 2024 holdover Presence, a fine ghost story, and continued with the brilliant Black Bag. The latter is as smart as anything its director has ever made. It also excelled at human interaction––…