“Raiders of the Lost Ark.” Composed by John Williams, the music for the 1981 action film, starring Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones, was nominated for Best Original Score and eight other ...

James Bond isn’t a spy. He’s a power fantasy with multiple product placement deals. Steven Soderbergh’s new thriller “Black Bag” is a movie about actual spies. They’re probably not ...

Director Steven Soderbergh’s clever spy thriller is his biggest crowd-pleaser in years. Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett, and the rest of the cast slides into roles that are as charming as ...

Black Bag is a case I’d make for that length being a perfect fit. Clocking in at 93 minutes with credits, Soderbergh and Koepp’s collaboration glides into its entrance and exit, and doesn’t ...

Airtight efficiency is also precisely how Steven Soderbergh’s thriller operates. It starts the moment its plot kicks into gear and never looks back. It’s lean to the bone, moving swiftly into ...

By David Rooney Chief Film Critic Still, there’s a lot to be said for being in capable hands, and even if the plot often has more complications than propulsion, Soderbergh and his actors give it ...

Fans tired of the deluge of smarmy rom-coms on streaming platforms and the big screen (cough: “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy”) will enjoy a switch of pace with Steven Soderbergh’s ...

As usual, Soderbergh shoots and edits it all himself, drawing from a career’s worth of behind-the-camera experience to bring an elegant, unsettling edge to what could have been a ragged ...

Credit: Claudette Barius/Focus Features Once upon a time, Steven Soderbergh was on tap to direct what would eventually become Guy Ritchie’s The Man from U.N.C.L.E., with George Clooney starring.

Perhaps the most fascinating thing about Steven Soderbergh’s nearly-40-year film career is that he’s a genius without a masterpiece. He’s made some fantastic movies, and he’s never made anything dull, ...