Contagion, Conspiracy, and COVID

Viruses aren't the only dangerous things out there

In 2011 director Stephen Soderbergh released Contagion, an action thriller about a worldwide viral pandemic. The film was a critical and commercial success. But its $135m gross against a $60m budget put it at #60 on the list of 2011’s highest-grossing movies. Not only was Contagion beaten at the box office by blockbusters like Harry Potter and the Deat…