The writer Christopher Isherwood put it this way, in his novel “Goodbye to Berlin”: “I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking.” The not-thinking part may not apply,

A ghost story seen through the ghost’s perspective? That’s the unusual if compelling premise for Steven Soderbergh’s “Presence,” in theaters this weekend.

The actress, who stars in Steven Soderbergh’s “Presence”’ talks about souls, painting and the possibility of a third “Charlie’s Angels.”

“Presence” is a beautifully executed vision of a rather mediocre script. What makes it interesting is the POV “gimmick,” which Soderbergh demonstrates as a legitimate mode of cinematic storytelling. His camera movements take on such a human quality that we become emotionally connected to it as another character in the story.

Anyone who exists at the intersection of scary movie lover, Lucy Liu stan, and Julia Fox follower (aka myself) should keep an eye on Presence—the latest horror release from director Steven Soderbergh.