The Christophers (2026) (15)
Oscar winning director Steven Soderbergh, who brought us the gripping spy-thriller Black Bag, is back with The Christophers; a critically acclaimed dark comedy starring Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel.
A mainstay of the London art scene since his starry breakout in the creative explosion of the 1960’s, Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen) has drifted into a cluttered, self-imposed seclusion.
His two estranged children enlist Lori (Michaela Coel), a young painter and sometime-forger, to pose as a prospective assistant and gain access to a fabled series of unfinished canvases Julian has buried deep in his home studio, in a deceptive bid to secure an inheritance for themselves.
"Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel are the double act of the year"
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"Full of poison-tongued dialogue and rug-pulling turns"
Empire ????
"A masterclass from Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel"
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