Last night at SIFF Cinema Uptown I watched The Christophers, and it feels exactly like the kind of story Steven Soderbergh excels at telling, controlled, layered, and quietly intense. Written by Ed Solomon, the film leans into character and conversation rather than spectacle. It’s a story about relationships under pressure, about the things people choose to say, and the things they deliberately leave unsaid.
What really stayed with me is the precision. Every scene feels intentional. Nothing is overplayed, nothing is wasted. The tension builds in small ways, through glances, pauses, and the slow realization that something deeper is shifting beneath the surface. Watching it at SIFF made that even stronger. The room was completely locked in, like everyone understood this was a film you lean into, not one that comes to you.
It’s subtle, but it hits. And it lingers longer than you expect.
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