Spotlight REVIEW Review: Paws up for Austin Butler and 'Caught Stealing' BRUCE R. MILLER Sep 13, 2025 Sep 13, 2025 Updated Dec 1, 2025 0 × BRUCE R. MILLER Bruce Miller, Sioux City Journal entertainment reporter, says "Caught Stealing" is a pretty solid hit that features a scene stealing cat. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In “Caught Stealing,” director Darren Aronofsky teaches a lesson about cat-sitting for neighbors: Don’t.kAmt286C E@ 86E 324< 9@>6[ 2 AF?<6C W?:46=J A=2J65 3J |2EE $>:E9X DE2D96D 9:D 42E H:E9 ?6:893@C w2?< %9@>AD@? WpFDE:? qFE=6CX H96? 96 >2<6D 2 BF:4< 86E2H2J]k^Am Matt Smith, left, and Austin Butler roam the streets of New York in "Caught Stealing." Sony Pictures kAm%9@>AD@?[ 2 7@C>6C 32D632== A=2J6C H9@ ?@H E6?5D 32C[ :D F?DFC6 96’D E96 36DE >2? 7@C E96 ;@3] qFE E96? E9F8D 4@>6 42==:?8[ 2D< 7@C E96 >:DD:?8 ?6:893@C 2?5 =62G6 2 42==:?8 42C5 — 2 E9C2D9:?8 E92E =2?5D E96 42E D:EE6C :? 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