Soderbergh Ep. 14: Nightwatch (1997)/Criminal (2004) (Pod Casty For Me)

Soderbergh Ep. 14: Nightwatch (1997)/Criminal (2004)

Pod Casty For Me · Aug 29, 2025 · 1h 59m

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The 2 movies

Nightwatch (1997)segment

Covered in a segment of this episode

Criminal (2004)segment

Covered in a segment of this episode

Show notes

A little something different this week: we're looking at two Soderbergh-scripted adaptations of international genre films! First, Soderbergh adapted Ole Bornedal's 1994 NATTEVAGTEN as 1997's NIGHTWATCH, also directed by Bornedal, starring post-TRAINSPOTTING, pre-PHANTOM MENACE Ewan McGregor as a night watchman at a spooky morgue. Next, Soderbergh turned Fabián Bielinsky's 2000 Argentine heist smash NUEVA REINAS (NINE QUEENS) into 2004's CRIMINAL, the directorial debut of Gregory Jacobs starring John C. Reilly and Diego Luna. Why did Sodey do this? Is there anything of the man in these adaptations? Do you need to watch four films before you listen to this episode? T...