Calan Panchoo

Presence

By Calan Panchoo | March 2025

Auteur director Steven Soderbergh and veteran writer David Koepp have devised Presence as if from the most metaphysical reaches of their craft….

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Auteur director Steven Soderbergh and veteran writer David Koepp have devised Presence as if from the most metaphysical reaches of their craft....

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