Death of a Unicorn
2025, R, 104 min. Directed by Alex Scharfman. Starring Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Richard E. Grant, Tea Leoni, Will Poulter, Anthony Carrigan, Sunita Mani, Jessica Hynes, Stephen Park.
REVIEWED Fri., March 28, 2025
When the über-rich discover a unicorn, they figure out how to exploit it (naturally) in this dark A24 corporate satire meets creature horror. When the film had its world premiere at SXSW 2025, the Chronicle’s Jessi Cape wrote: “It’s nearly two hours of frenzied unicorn carnage and it’s a corny-horny blast. With the real world monsters knocking at our doors, we could all use some billionaire bludgeoning and a psychedelic fantasy to remind us of how important it is to take a vacation.” (Read full write-up, and see also Richard Whittaker’s interview with writer-director Alex Scharfman.)
A note to readers: Bold and uncensored, The Austin Chronicle has been Austin’s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community’s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. If real news is important to you, please consider making a donation of $5, $10 or whatever you can afford, to help keep our journalism on stands.
Richard Whittaker, March 22, 2024
Death of a Unicorn, Alex Scharfman, Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Richard E. Grant, Tea Leoni, Will Poulter, Anthony Carrigan, Sunita Mani, Jessica Hynes, Stephen Park
