Spoilerpiece Theatre Episode 119: Ouija: Origin of Evil

“Spoilerpiece Theatre” is a weekly movie podcast where I talk about new releases with fellow BOFCA critics Dave Riedel and Kris Jenson. We don’t give a shit about spoilers. We just want to talk about the movies.

In Episode 119 below, we review Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Ouija: Origin of Evil, and 12 Angry Men. This week Kris is caught completely off-guard by my response to his Russian joke. Once Kris recovers from shock, he and Dave spoilerpiece Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (at 5:12), which features Tom Cruise doing a lot of running and making a lot of phone calls. Its plot is rushed, and you can see everything coming, so they assure me that I didn’t miss much. Following tangents on End of Days and as-seen-on-TV products, I review Ouija: Origin of Evil, (at 34:42), the reason I wasn’t at Jack Reacher. Unfortunately I didn’t do much better since this horror flick is only 2/3 of a good movie. There is genuine tension, production value, and artful shots, but everything falls apart in the final act, when it rushes to a hasty and nonsensical conclusion. Lastly, I cover 12 Angry Men (at 52:32), a movie I just got around to seeing. I praise Sidney Lumet’s picture for its narrow scope, superb acting, great dialogue, and fantastic blocking. The discussion then opens up to a larger one where we talk about other Lumet films we love.