Soderbergh Manifesto

Presence

Talk Film Society — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 06:01:00 +0000

Mike and Marcelo talk about the first of Steven Soderbergh’s 2025 theatrical releases, Presence, written by David Koepp. They also talk about Quentin Tarantino, 4K remasters, director commentaries, Nickel Boys, and Kevin Smith.

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Full Circle, Command Z

Talk Film Society — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 22:10:53 +0000

Mike and Marcelo catch up on two 2023 Steven Soderbergh series, Full Circle and Command Z. They also talk about the Star Wars movies Soderbergh watched in 2024.

Watch Command Z right now: CommandZSeries.com

Watch Full Circle on Max.

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Magic Mike’s Last Dance

Talk Film Society — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:32:20 +0000

Mike and Marcelo return to talk Soderbergh, of course. They talk about their anticipation of Presence and Black Bag before talking about Magic Mike’s Last Dance.

Watch The Limey on the big screen in Chicago on November 19: ClassicCinemas.com/Limey

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36 – KIMI

Talk Film Society — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 16:27:00 +0000

Mike and Marcelo talk SoderNews, including Magic Mike 3, superhero sex, and other upcoming Soderbergh projects. Then they dive into the director’s latest: KIMI, starring Zoë Kravitz. See you in a few months when Soderbergh assuredly releases something else worth podcasting about!

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35 – No Sudden Move

Marcelo J. Pico — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 16:25:00 +0000

Mike and Marcelo talk about Steven Soderbergh’s No Sudden Move, the new HBO Max film starring Don Cheadle, Benicio del Toro, David Harbour, Jon Hamm, Amy Seimetz, Brendan Fraser, and Kieran Culkin. Surprise: It’s yet another great film from Soderbergh. They discuss the complicated plot, the noir-ness of it all, and those wide-angle fisheye lenses!

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34 – 93rd Academy Awards Ceremony

Talk Film Society — Mon, 03 May 2021 16:23:00 +0000

Mike and Marcelo return to talk the Oscars! But why, you might ask… Well, Steven Soderbergh produced the 93rd annual awards show and it certainly felt like a Soderbergh production. Mike and Marcelo discuss what went right and what went wrong and what made the occasion a certified Soderbergh Experiment.

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33 – Let Them All Talk

Talk Film Society — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 17:19:00 +0000

Marcelo (@MarceloJPico) and Mike (@mumbles3k) return to talk Let Them All Talk, Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, now playing on HBO Max. They dig into the movie, starring Meryl Streep, Lucas Hedges, Candice Bergen, Gemma Chan, and Dianne Wiest. They also discuss Soderbergh’s latest interviews, the state of the theatrical world, limited edition box sets, and much more.

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32 – The Laundromat

Talk Film Society — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 16:15:00 +0000

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) return to discuss the second 2019 feature film by Steven Soderbergh, The Laundromat. Your two hosts discuss the journey they took to watch the Netflix film in a theater, how dark and comedic this dark comedy is, and just what the hell is going on with the Meryl Streep’s ‘brownface’. Enjoy this and we’ll see you again real soon!

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31 – High Flying Bird

Talk Film Society — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 04:35:34 +0000

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) are back to discuss Steven Soderbergh’s latest iPhone-shot film, High Flying Bird. The Netflix sports drama has plenty to say about the NBA and about Soderbergh’s beliefs in film distribution, it turns out. The two hosts discuss how the film ties into the director’s worldview and why it’s another accomplishment in his filmography. Oh, and there’s a long discussion on what’s a “film”, among other things. Listen, enjoy.

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30 – Unsane

Talk Film Society — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 15:04:47 +0000

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) return for episode 30 of Soderbergh 28/28! They discuss Unsane and this new iPhone-shot phase of Steven Soderbergh’s career. Does Unsane look like ‘velvet’, as Soderbergh puts it? And where exactly does Unsane rank in the Soderbergh canon. Listen to find out!

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29 – Mosaic

Talk Film Society — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 18:51:28 +0000

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) return for episode 29 of Soderbergh 28/28! Here, they discuss Soderbergh’s latest, the not-a-movie, not-a-series, Mosaic. Mike and Marcelo dig into it, while keeping spoilers out of the discussion. Make sure to download the app to experience approximately seven hours of new Soderbergh content!

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28 – Logan Lucky

Talk Film Society — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 15:34:15 +0000

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) came together to break down all of Steven Soderbergh’s 28 films, covering his 28-year career, for the last 27 episodes leading up to this episode, where they cover Soderbergh’s latest, Logan Lucky. In this “final” episode, they discuss Soderbergh’s return to theatrical feature films, they also rank their individual top 10 films from the director, and they also talk about trying out Singani 63 for the first time (live on mic, for one). This is the end for now, but Soderbergh 28/28 will return to discuss Soderbergh’s upcoming Mosaic, Unsane, The Panama Papers, and more, once they’re released. Thanks for listening!

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27 – Behind the Candelabra & The Knick

Talk Film Society — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 18:07:33 +0000

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) come together to break down all of Steven Soderbergh’s 28 films, covering his 28-year career, starting from his feature film debut and going all the way to Logan Lucky. In Episode 27, they cover Soderbergh’s “retirement years.” First, they look at his HBO film Behind the Candelabra, his final film at that point in his career. They then focus on the two seasons of Cinemax’s The Knick, which he directed, shot, and edited. Plus, hey, let’s not forget Magic Mike XXL, that music video he directed for DTCV, and some updates on our quest to try Singani 63. It’s a long episode covering the years in which Soderbergh is suppose to be painting, but hey, that’s Soderbergh for you.

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26 – Side Effects

Talk Film Society — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 21:19:33 +0000

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) come together to break down all of Steven Soderbergh’s 28 films, covering his 28-year career, starting from his feature film debut and going all the way to Logan Lucky. In Episode 26, they discuss the “final” theatrical film from Soderbergh, the thriller Side Effects. How satisfying is this “end” of this acclaimed director’s career? We hope you enjoy your retirement, Mr. Soder–Oh, wait, he never really left.

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25 – Magic Mike

Talk Film Society — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 15:58:41 +0000

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) come together to break down all of Steven Soderbergh’s 28 films, covering his 28-year career, starting from his feature film debut and going all the way to Logan Lucky. In Episode 25, they discuss one of Soderbergh’s biggest hits, Magic Mike. These two are in total agreement with this one; at this point, with a few films left before his “retirement”, he’s firing on all cylinders. [“Pony” by Ginuwine starts to play.]

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24 – Haywire

Talk Film Society — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 21:52:09 +0000

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23 – Contagion

Talk Film Society — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 03:14:10 +0000

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22 – And Everything Is Going Fine

Talk Film Society — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 19:06:22 +0000

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) come together to break down all of Steven Soderbergh’s 28 films, covering his 28-year career, starting from his feature film debut and going all the way to Logan Lucky. In Episode 22, this discuss the documentary that acts as Spalding Gray’s final monologue, And Everything Is Going Fine.

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21 – The Informant!

Talk Film Society — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 18:21:54 +0000

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) come together to break down all of Steven Soderbergh’s 28 films, covering his 28-year career, starting from his feature film debut and going all the way to Logan Lucky. In Episode 21, they discuss a Soderbergh film that left them wanting more upon first viewing, The Informant!. Will a rewatch change their minds? Maybe? I mean, I know the answer. I’m not going to tell you because if you’re reading this then you might be considering listening to this episode or you’re listening to it right now. Well, I’m glad I got your attention. My main point was, hey, if you listen to this episode then you’ll hear these two talk about their thoughts on The Informant!, that’s it! Thank you!

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20 – The Girlfriend Experience

Talk Film Society — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 01:31:56 +0000

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19 – Che

Talk Film Society — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 20:08:13 +0000

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) come together to break down all of Steven Soderbergh’s 28 films, covering his 28-year career, starting from his feature film debut and going all the way to Logan Lucky. In Episode 19, they discuss the two-part biopic Che. What do the two hosts think of this not-your-average based-on-true-events epic? You have to listen to the episode to find out! (p.s. One of them thinks it’s Soderbergh’s best, so far.)

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18 – Ocean’s Thirteen

Talk Film Society — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 01:30:15 +0000

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) come together to break down all of Steven Soderbergh’s 28 films, covering his 28-year career, starting from his feature film debut and going all the way to Logan Lucky. In Episode 18, they discuss the final chapter of Soderbergh’s Ocean’s trilogy. Is Ocean’s Thirteen the best of the three? Is Soderbergh back on top after The Good German? Well, not really, no. Listen anyway!

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17 – The Good German

Talk Film Society — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 21:43:05 +0000

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16 – Bubble

Talk Film Society — Mon, 29 May 2017 20:06:06 +0000

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) come together to break down all of Steven Soderbergh’s 28 films, covering his 28-year career, starting from his feature film debut and going all the way to Logan Lucky. In Episode 16, they discuss Soderbergh’s low-budget, experimental film Bubble. Plus, they try to parse through the short film Building No. 7.

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15 – Eros

Talk Film Society — Thu, 25 May 2017 20:46:19 +0000

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) come together to break down all of Steven Soderbergh’s 28 films, covering his 28-year career, starting from his feature film debut and going all the way to Logan Lucky. In Episode 15, they discuss Soderbergh’s section in the sexually charged anthology movie Eros. His portion, titled Equilibrium, stars Robert Downey, Jr. and Alan Arkin, and is… not as “sexy” as one would imagine, or exactly as sexy as one would expect from a Soderbergh movie.

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14 – Ocean’s Twelve

Talk Film Society — Mon, 22 May 2017 17:36:40 +0000

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) come together to break down all of Steven Soderbergh’s 28 films, covering his 28-year career, starting from his feature film debut and going all the way to Logan Lucky. In Episode 14, they discuss Soderbergh’s sequel to the hit Ocean’s Eleven, 2004’s Ocean’s Twelve. It’s a divisive movie, but not for these two.

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13 – Solaris

Talk Film Society — Mon, 15 May 2017 23:57:56 +0000

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) come together to break down all of Steven Soderbergh’s 28 films, covering his 28-year career, starting from his feature film debut and going all the way to Logan Lucky. In Episode 13, they discuss Soderbergh’s take on Stanisław Lem’s book and Andrei Tarkovsky’s 1972 film, the 2002 James Cameron-produced Solaris. They also discuss Soderbergh’s 2003 HBO political series K Street.

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12 – Full Frontal

Talk Film Society — Mon, 08 May 2017 20:04:12 +0000

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11 – Ocean’s Eleven

Talk Film Society — Tue, 02 May 2017 01:17:49 +0000

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10 – Traffic

Talk Film Society — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 19:26:56 +0000

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) come together to break down all of Steven Soderbergh’s 28 films, covering his 28-year career, starting from his feature film debut and going all the way to Logan Lucky. In Episode 10, they cover Soderbergh’s masterpiece, Traffic, the second in his 2000 one-two punch and the film that won a handful of Oscars, including the Best Director award.

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9 – Erin Brockovich

Talk Film Society — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 16:22:19 +0000

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) come together to break down all of Steven Soderbergh’s 28 films, covering his 28-year career, starting from his feature film debut and going all the way to Logan Lucky. In Episode 9, they look at the first movie in Soderbergh’s 2000 one-two punch, Erin Brockovich. Things get heated…at you, the listener, for taking Soderbergh for granted. Apologies.

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8 – The Limey

Talk Film Society — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 22:42:38 +0000

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) come together to break down all of Steven Soderbergh’s 28 films, covering his 28-year career, starting from his feature film debut and going all the way to Logan Lucky. In Episode 8, they look at The Limey. It’s The Limey. It’s amazing. Please see The Limey. Why haven’t you seen The Limey yet? What’s wrong with you?

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7 – Out of Sight

Talk Film Society — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 23:18:31 +0000

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6 – Schizopolis

Talk Film Society — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 16:04:36 +0000

Generic greeting! Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) come together to break down all of Steven Soderbergh’s 28 films, covering his 28-year career, starting from his feature film debut and going all the way to Logan Lucky. In Episode 6, they look at Soderbergh’s most personal film to date, as he reinvents himself (literally) in Schizopolis.

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5 – Gray’s Anatomy

Talk Film Society — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 15:29:55 +0000

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) come together to break down all of Steven Soderbergh’s 28 films, covering his 28-year career, starting from his feature film debut and going all the way to Logan Lucky. In Episode 5, they look at the beginning of Soderbergh’s new phase, as he goes back to basics with Gray’s Anatomy.

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4 – The Underneath

Talk Film Society — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 17:58:32 +0000

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) come together to break down all of Steven Soderbergh’s 28 films, covering his 28-year career, starting from his feature film debut going all the way to Logan Lucky. In Episode 4, they look at the end of Soderbergh’s first cycle of films, the maligned and misunderstood The Underneath (or just Underneath, it depends on whom you ask).

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3 – King of the Hill

Talk Film Society — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 19:34:20 +0000

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2 – Kafka

Talk Film Society — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 19:33:17 +0000

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1 – sex, lies, and videotape

Talk Film Society — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 15:22:24 +0000

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