Scene Stealers
Scene Stealers
Leo Brady and Charles Gainey
It is absolutely thrilling to watch a movie where a crew plans and successfully commits an intricate Heist. Leo Brady "AMovieGuy" and Charles Gainey delve into these Heist movies discussing their strengths and weaknesses. Each episode is a deep dive into the unpredictable world of Caper Movies. Buckle up!
Ep. 52 Layer Cake
This week we add an extra Layer on Scene Stealers. We are talking about Matthew Vaughn's 2004 debut feature Layer Cake. For The Vault segment, Leo is talking about the 1986 Sylvester Stallone action flick Cobra and Charles is talking about Daniel Kaluuya's directing debut with the 2023 dystopian film The Kitchen. The main attraction is Layer Cake, which is all about gangsters and an unsuccessful drug heist. It was a breakthrough film for Daniel Craig, helping him land the Bond role and the beginning of Vaughn's rising career.  Leo and Charles discuss Craig's grounded demeanor, the misuse of an all-star cast, and an unpredictable ending. We baked a nice cake this week on Scene Stealers, won't you have a taste? Or at least a listen...
Feb 23, 2024
1 hr 21 min
Ep.51 Billion Dollar Heist
This week on Scene Stealers we are talking about our first heist documentary and it is a big one with Daniel Gordon’s Billion Dollar Heist. For The Vault we are paying our respects to the late great Carl Weathers. Charles is talking about 1996s Happy Gilmore and Leo is going deeper into the vault for 1988s Action Jackson. The main take is our first documentary feature, Billion Dollar Heist, which covers the 2016 cyber theft of the Bangladeshi Central Bank. There are a lot of moving parts but Leo and Charles cover a lot of ground, both on how the money was stolen and how it connected to past cyber-attacks. Listen right now:
Feb 9, 2024
1 hr 26 min
Archetype: Leaders
It’s another episode of Scene Stealers- Archetypes Series and this week it is The Leader of the Heist Crew. These are the people that have the savvy and skill to gather a top crew, put together a plan, and execute it to perfection. There may be some familiar names on this list but when you are the top dawg, what comes with that position is all of the pressure, and everything to lose. Charles and Leo have a fun time discussing this group and naming their Top 5 because these are the characters that make the heist movie happen. Give a listen!
Feb 2, 2024
24 min
Ep. 50 The Town
The big five-O! This is our 50th episode of Scene Stealers and it is a good one- The Town. We saunter into The Vault and talk about a few cool movies- Charles is talking about the newly Oscar-nominated film American Fiction and Leo is playing with his toys, talking about Joe Dante's Small Soldiers. But we just want to be authentisious for this episode which is why we love talking about Ben Affleck's 2010 classic The Town. Charles discusses why The Town has one of the best heist crews and his appreciation for their scary masks, while Leo shares his Boston accent and ranks the movies directed by Affleck. But overall, it's a celebration of hitting the 50 mark, and we're doing it with one hell of a heist movie. Listen in...or are you a narrc? 
Jan 26, 2024
1 hr 30 min
Ep. 49 Asphalt Jungle
Welcome to the Jungle...We've got fun and games. Well, what we have is the 49th episode of Scene Stealers. We are talking about John Huston's 1950 film The Asphalt Jungle. For The Vault, Leo is throwing jabs and talking about Rocky III. Charles has a fresh jewel from The Vault, the highly acclaimed film about the Von Erich wrestling family- The Iron Claw. The main event is The Asphalt Jungle, featuring an all-star cast of actors, Sterling Hayden, Jean Hagen, James Whitmore, Sam Jaffe, and the legendary Marilyn Monroe. It begins as what should be an easy jewel heist but as we've seen before...One way or another, we all work for our vice. Give a listen: 
Jan 12, 2024
1 hr 30 min
Ep. 48 The Bling Ring
Super rich kids with nothing but loose ends…This week on Scene Stealers we’re talking about Sofia Coppola’s 2013 film The Bling Ring. For The Vault Charles is still in the Christmas spirit talking about Falling for Christmas and Leo is smitten with the 2020 apocalypse movie Love and Monsters. The main take is The Bling Ring, based on actual events, about a group of privileged teenagers breaking into celebrity mansions and stealing without a care. It’s a rare episode where Leo & Charles are not in agreement which makes things even more fun. Listen now!
Dec 29, 2023
1 hr 11 min
Ep. 47 Home Alone
It’s time for the 2nd Annual Holiday Heistmas episode! This year we get a visit from a bright guest, someone who really knows how to make his presence glow. But what we're most excited about is that we are talking about the 1990 Christmas movie classic- Home Alone. Leo goes into The Vault for the new Eddie Murphy film Candy Cane Lane and Charles is searching for a Turbo Man doll with Jingle All the Way. The main movie is Home Alone and we dissect why the Wet Bandits is a great crew name, how greed gets the better of Harry & Marv, plus the ways Kevin could have helped himself. It’s all on Scene Stealers, so…crowbar's up!
Dec 15, 2023
1 hr 22 min
Ep. 46 Three Kings
This week on Scene Stealers we bear the gift of an insightful heist movie discussion. We are talking about the 1999 film Three Kings, directed by David O. Russell. For The Vault, Leo professes his admiration for Al Pacino in the 1989 murder mystery Sea of Love, and Charles is taking us back into the web with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The main take is Three Kings, starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, and Ice Cube, as a group of soldiers in the Persian Gulf War on a mission to take gold from a bunker of Saddam Hussein. It brings out all sorts of conversations about war, the charisma of Clooney, and why it's called Three Kings. Give it a listen. 
Dec 1, 2023
1 hr 25 min
Ep. 45 The Real McCoy
Things are getting Real…The Real McCoy that is. This week on Scene Stealers we are getting into the spirit of The 90s with Russell Mulcahy’s 1993 heist film. For The Vault we get animated with Leo talking about Trolls Band Together and Charles getting cooled off with Frozen. The main event does not disappoint, with Kim Basinger and Val Kilmer bringing their sexy energy, in this hidden heist movie gem. Get Real and give a listen…
Nov 17, 2023
1 hr 4 min
Ep. 44 Panic Room
Don’t Panic. Just get in the room with Leo and Charles this week on Scene Stealers. For The Vault, Charles is money baby and talking about Swingers. Leo is making it a David Fincher double and taking out the newest film The Killer. For the main take, it’s Fincher’s 2002 thriller Panic Room. It has a crazy cool cast of Jodi Foster, Forrest Whitaker, Kristen Stewart, Jared Leto, and Dwight Yoakum. We’re locked in a room with Scene Stealers. It’s the safest place to be.
Nov 3, 2023
1 hr 13 min
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