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Spoilerpiece Theatre Episode 36: The Gunman

“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 36, we talk about Insurgent, The Gunman, and Goodbye to Language. While discussing The Gunman, we try to figure out what the term marrying vindictively means. In what kind of film does someone get married vindictively? In a film like The Gunman, which Kris hated so much he could barely get through spoilerpiecing it for me and Dave. He and I didn’t do much better with Insurgent. I liked it, but Dave didn’t. And Kris touches briefly on Godard’s Goodbye to Language. Tangents this week include reality TV shows that we wish existed; old-guy-killin’ movies; Dave’s dislike of Ray Winstone performances; the old, fat villain in Commando; and we break down what Kris means when he says, “Sean Penn has made movies before?”

Evan Crean

Hello! My name is Evan Crean. By day I work for a marketing agency, but by night, I’m a film critic based in Boston, MA. Since 2009, I have written hundreds of movie reviews and celebrity interviews for Starpulse.com. I have also contributed pieces to NewEnglandFilm.com and to The Independent, as a writer and editor. I maintain an active Letterboxd account too. In addition to publishing short form work, I am a co-author of the book Your ’80s Movie Guide to Better Living, which is available on CreateSpace and Amazon. The book is the first in a series of lighthearted self-help books for film fans, which distills advice from ’80s movies on how to tackle many of life’s challenges. On top of writing, I co-host and edit the weekly film podcast Spoilerpiece Theatre with two other Boston film critics. I’m a founding member and the current treasurer for the Boston Online Film Critics Association as well. This site, Reel Recon.com, is a one-stop-shop where you can find links to all of my past and present work. Have any questions or comments after checking it out? Please feel free to email me (Evan Crean) at: ecrean AT reelrecon DOT COM .