“If Will Smith wins, he’s going to have the speech that people talk about for years.” -Joe Jarosz, February 10, 2022 We’ve done this before, people! The bullpen of writers here at Scene-Stealers KNOWS the Oscars, and is once again offering up all the hot takes a person can handle just days ahead of the […]
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[Rating: Solid Rock Fist Up] In Theaters and VOD on February 21 If America can repackage (Den of Thieves) or reimagine (The Town) Heat every couple of years, why can’t Scandinavia? The Quiet Ones (De Lydløse) may not live up to Michael Mann’s 1995 opus, but none do and that doesn’t really matter, because in […]
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A reverse ‘Lord of the Flies’ with ‘The VVitch’ vibes, ‘The Damned’ explores the moral cancers that humanity lets fester and blossom in both life and death.
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Terrifying, mesmerizing, beautiful yet terrible: this new version of ‘Nosferatu’ hits for the horror cycle and never looks back.
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‘Nightbitch’ delivers on its premise in its own not terribly cinematic way, and though underwhelming, showcases Amy Adams at her career best.
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‘Wicked’ successfully merges the terrestrial roots of the Broadway source material with a dazzling cinematic reimagining.
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[Rating: Swiss Fist] Streaming on Disney+ Friday, November 1 A toothless love fest that too often coasts on the goodwill of its eponymous subject, Music by John Williams is the best kind of “book report” documentary in the same way that a Big Mac is the best kind of “fast” food. Both are nostalgic, filling, […]
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‘The Apprentice’ provides believable context for the makings of a modern monster.
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An entertaining trifle that succeeds more than it fails, ‘My Old Ass’ taps into a familiar idea in a brand new way.
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A story about the childhood wounds that never completely heal and the triggers that threaten their reopening, ‘Hoard’ is a sometimes too-long movie that packs a helluva punch.
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‘Greedy People’ is plot-focused yet character-driven, imbuing it with Hitchcockian vibes that serve it well.
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‘Alien: Romulus’ moves well, keeps the audience guessing, and is a timely, fun entry in a franchise desperately in need of new blood.
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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is kinda fun for a little while, but is little more than a bunch of short bursts of sugary flavor that never come together in a meaningful way.
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‘The Last Breath’ has the look and feel of a proper suspense thriller without the soul of one.
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‘Horizon Chapter 1’ is the product of a singular, confident vision that knows what it wants to be and pursues that end with a devil-may-care attitude.
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