Spoilerpiece Theatre Episode 71: The Night Before

“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 71 below, we review The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, The Night Before, and Trumbo. Somehow, saucy puppet shows and Clippy from MS Word are topics of discussion heading into this week’s episode. Kris and I lead things off by talking about The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, which neither of us is particularly enthused about or invested in. As people who aren’t really into the series, we can admit that it’s good for what it is, and that fans will probably enjoy it as a conclusion to the franchise. Then Dave and Kris talk Trumbo, which Dave claims is a sequel to Dumbo. This HBO movie looks and feels like it belongs on TV. It’s too long and fairly one note, although it does have some good things going on. Lastly, I spoilerpiece The Night Before, a Christmas comedy starring Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Anthony Mackie as childhood friends looking for one last epic holiday blowout. Its dramatic elements don’t work and JGL isnt’ believable as the group’s loser, but it does make use of great comedians in small roles. Michael Shannon is its surprise MVP.