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Comparison:

Steven Soderbergh films are like buses: There’s always another one coming.

David Sims while writing a movie review of Black Bag takes a swipe at Steven Soderberg's movies--or at least at the frequency with which they are released. Think, while you're waiting for next one, about how this simile works. If Sims had stopped short of the tag-on observation, we'd be left wondering what about buses we should use to better understand Soderberg's movies. With the tag-on remark about bus frequency we're asked to consider that the very sameness of city buses might run counter to creativity and skill for which Soderbergh is well known. Reasonably clever way to address frequency while simultaneously, and slyly, suggesting that quality may suffer. Is your fare ready for creation of your next metaphor or simile? Do tell!

Context:

Steven Soderbergh films are like buses: There’s always another one coming. This isn’t a complaint, exactly, but the director’s prolific nature is on my mind with each of his new projects—he released Presence two months ago, and he’s already got another one? How much effort could he have put into it? Black Bag, a taut spy thriller starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender, is an argument for the filmmaker’s ruthless efficiency.

Citation:

Sims, David. “A Thriller That Knows Not to Overstay Its Welcome.” The Atlantic, 15 March 2025. Web.

(Graphic image courtesy of NanoBanana, May 2026.)