HIGH FLYING BIRD (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

André Holland (Moonlight), Zazie Beetz (Deadpool 2), Melvin Gregg (Loss of Life), Sonja Sohn (Bringing Out The Dead), Zachary Quinto (Margin Call), Kyle MacLachlan (Blue Velvet), Bill Duke (Menace II Society), Jeryl Prescott (The Skeleton Key), Caleb McLaughlin (film debut), Glenn Fleshler (Blue Jasmine), Justin Hurtt-Dunkley (Easter Sunday), Bobbi Bordley (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Steven Soderbergh (Traffic), director, cinematographer, editor; Tarell Alvin McCraney (film debut), writer; Joseph Malloch (Unsane), producer; Thomas Newman (Side Effects), composer

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

During a professional basketball lockout, a sports agent (Holland) presents a rookie client (Gregg) with an intriguing but controversial proposition…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Steven Soderbergh is the latest filmmaker to collaborate with Netflix, with this fascinating sports drama that lets the Oscar-winner experiment with digital platforms once more.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

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