Overview
- The film, released by Neon, begins runs in New York and Los Angeles on Friday, April 10, with a nationwide expansion set for April 17.
- Ian McKellen plays Julian Sklar, an aging painter whose unfinished portraits become the target of a scheme that brings a skilled restorer, played by Michaela Coel, into his home under false pretenses.
- Reviewers from Rolling Stone, the Associated Press, Time, and others single out McKellen and Coel for sharp, tightly matched performances that drive the character study.
- Artnet reports that production designer Antonia Lowe and painter Barnaby Gorton created the on‑screen works, including 16 ‘Christophers’ canvases, and built a lived‑in studio from two conjoined London townhouses.
- Publicity around the opening includes New York panels with the filmmakers, as Soderbergh’s recent interview about burning decades of his notebooks underscores the movie’s focus on legacy and creative renewal.