The Christophers

Dir: Steven Soderbergh, UK/US, 2026, Comedy/Drama.
Ian McKellen, Michaela Coel, James Corden, Jessica Gunning.
“Steven Soderbergh has reminded us that, yes, old-school artistry is still valued and viable.  On its surface, this movie is about a famously difficult painter, Julian Sklar, and the young restorer, Lori Butler, attempting to exploit his dotage. But this is a Soderbergh film... So clearly, there’s more to the story than the initial set-up, in which Julian is eking out his final years in resentful boredom until Lori shows up as his inspiring new assistant. She’s actually a forger secretly hired by his children... to finish a series of paintings inspired by a long-ago lover. Julian has hidden his half-done ‘Christopher’ canvases in the attic, so if Lori can sneak up there between tea-fetching and brush-cleaning, everyone stands to make a fortune when he dies. Well, everyone but Julian, who’s delighted to discover one last opportunity to beat others at their own game... Go see The Christophers.” - Elizabeth Weitzman

Genre: Comedy

Runtime: 100 min

Rating: 14A