Scene-Stealers Movie Reviews

Uni-corny: ‘Death of a Unicorn’ Swings for the Fences, Hits a Single

‘Death of a Unicorn’ Swings for the Fences, Hits a Single

Posted 6 days ago

'Death of a Unicorn' is fun, interesting, and good (enough), though shoddy CGI work and a somewhat flat performance from Paul Rudd keep it from realizing its full potential.

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Feel the Pain: ‘Novocaine’ is a one-trick, mind-numbing action flick

‘Novocaine’ is a one-trick, mind-numbing action flick

Posted 3 weeks ago

'Novocaine' is fast and at times funny, thanks to a solid performance from Jack Quaid, but it struggles to stay interesting beyond the movie's gimmick.

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Beary Adventurous: A Bear on a Mission in “Paddington in Peru”

A Bear on a Mission in “Paddington in Peru”

Posted 3 weeks ago

Paddington is taking names and making marmalade sandwiches. And he's all out of marmalade.

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Bleedin' Love: Love is Deadly in “Heart Eyes”

Love is Deadly in “Heart Eyes”

Posted 3 weeks ago

Love can have deadly side effects!

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Oscar Wild!: Oscars Preview 2025! Scene-Stealers Talk the 96th Annual Academy Awards

Oscars Preview 2025! Scene-Stealers Talk the 96th Annual Academy Awards

Posted 1 month ago

“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…

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“Coming 2 America” Boasts a Few Chuckles and a Gaggle of Call-Backs, But Ultimately Can’t Beat the Comedy Sequel Curse

Although ‘Coming 2 America’ has its heart is in the right place, the sum total is little more than a PG-13 rehash of older, better material.

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Quentin Dupieux’s “Keep an Eye Out” On-Brand Weird and Almost Excellent

by Warren Cantrell March 4, 2021 Print Reviews

Far from perfect, ‘Keep an Eye Out’ gets as close to a complete, fulfilling cinematic experience as one might ever hope for from Quentin Dupieux.

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‘Antigone’ Blends Greek Tragedy With Modern Social Drama

by Jonah Desneux March 2, 2021 Blu-ray/DVD Reviews

Sophie Deraspe’s modern retelling of the tragedy of Antigone is full of heavy hitting drama. Insightful and full of critiques, Deraspe cleverly brings the ancient story to life through a contemporary lens.

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‘The Stylist’ is a Cut Above

by KB Burke March 1, 2021 Print Reviews

[Rating: Solid Rock Fist Up] Available now on the Arrow Player streaming service. “We all want what we don’t have…” That line perfectly summarizes everything in The Stylist. It tells a tale about a lonely, unassertive Midwestern hairdresser (Najarra Townsend) who tries to balance her unstable fascination with other women’s hairstyles by scalping the heads of her […]

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‘French Exit’ Will Leave You Looking For the Door

by Warren Cantrell February 26, 2021 Print Reviews

‘French Exit’ is less of a film and more of a collage of character quirks mashed together into something resembling a coherent narrative.

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‘The Father’ Demands Respect, and Deserves It

by Warren Cantrell February 26, 2021 Print Reviews

‘The Father’ is superb, and gives a voice and a face to an affliction that is too often limited to those suffering on the periphery of it.

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Serj Tankian Doc ‘Truth to Power’ Fails To Connect Its Threads

by Nick Spacek February 22, 2021 Print Reviews

Writer/director Garin Hovannisian’s Truth to Power, a new documentary on System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian, will likely entrance fans of the band looking to get an in-depth tale of the politically-active singer and musician, but anyone else in search of a focused tale will find the film desperately lacking.

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‘Minari’ is an American Dream Come True

by Christian Ramos February 20, 2021 Print Reviews

‘Minari’ is an instant American Classic about the American Dream to a Korean family finding themselves cultivating a farm in rural Arkansas.

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‘Nomadland’ Wanders With Purpose, Capturing the Soul of 21st Century America On the Way

by Warren Cantrell February 19, 2021 Print Reviews

‘Nomadland’ is a stunning character study incorporating meditations on aging, legacy, industrialization, and the vanishing American middle class.

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Adam Egypt Mortimer’s ‘Archenemy’ A Welcome New Swerve on the Superhero Genre

by Nick Spacek February 16, 2021 Blu-ray/DVD Reviews

The latest film from Adam Egypt Mortimer, ‘Archenemy’ (out February 16 on DVD and Blu-ray from RLJE Films), sees the writer/director once again applying his independent lens to a new genre.

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Interview: ‘A Ghost Waits’ writer/director Adam Stovall & star Macleod Andrews

by Nick Spacek February 16, 2021 Blogs

The debut feature from writer/director Adam Stovall, ‘A Ghost Waits,’ now streaming via Arrow, follows on the heels of last year’s acquisition by the venerable genre company of another left-of-center, oddly quirky, black and white fun take on genre cinema, The Lake Michigan Monster.

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Neil Marshall’s ‘The Reckoning’ is a Wreck

by Warren Cantrell February 5, 2021 Print Reviews

This distasteful witch trial horror offering from Neil Marshall has a heavy-handed tone, clunky dialogue, and a refusal to concede to the realities of basic human physiology.

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The 12 Best Films Of 2020

by Jonah Desneux January 29, 2021 Blogs

2020 was a historically terrible but that didn’t stop great films from being released. This list looks at the best films and hidden gems of last year.

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Disturbing Twist Ruins ‘The Night’

by Jonah Desneux January 29, 2021 Print Reviews

‘The Night’ starts strong following the story of a married couple with many issues trapped inside a haunted hotel. Kourosh Ahari sets up his film well, but things take a turn for the worse with a complicated direction in the second half.

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