A gorgeous and blood-soaked animated Netflix series and author Trisha Sakhlecha's latest thriller round out our picks for the weekend of Jan. 24.

In 1989, both Steven Soderbergh and "Presence" screenwriter David Koepp had movies at the Sundance Film Festival. While the two didn't meet that year — Koepp was not in attendance for his "Bad Influence,

Presence is out now in cinemas, and Steven Soderbergh's innovative haunted house chiller is the first great horror movie of 2025.

At this point, it becomes apparent that he had been the ghost all along. When the family had previously sought out the help of a psychic medium, she had told them that time works differently for spirits, and so it seems that ghost Tyler has essentially gone back in time to prevent his sister from being abused and murdered by Ryan.

NEW YORK — Steven Soderbergh isn’t just the director and cinematographer of his latest film. He’s also, in a way, its central character.

Steven Soderbergh’s new chiller takes place in one of the most troubled of all movie locations: an outwardly normal family home.

The ending of Steven Soderbergh’s Presence explained, including the possible identity of the ghost in question.

"Presence" is the kind of movie mindbender that sneaks up on you and leaves you thinking long after it's over, according to film critic.

Horror fans feasted well in 2024 with the year capped off by the release of Nosferatu (even if UK viewers had to wait until New Year's Day), and we haven't had to wait too long for the first stand-out horror of 2025.

Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Callina Liang, Eddy Maday and West Mulholland describe the process of making 'Presence' with Steven Soderbergh using only first-person perspective.

Also starring Julia Fox, Chris Sullivan, and Callina Liang, Presence originally premiered at Sundance Film Festival last January, where Neon bought the distribution rights in a $5 million deal. Critics described the film as a “slow burn,” despite the film’s brief 85-minute runtime, so settle in.