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Spoilerpiece Theatre Episode 97: Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

“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 97 below, we review Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising and The Nice Guys. My late discovery of a Hall & Oates hotline (719-26-Oates) inspires me and Dave to sing some of the duo’s biggest hits at the start of this week’s episode. Once we get that out of our system, Kris takes over for the latest installment of “Keepin’ up with the Jensons,” where he actually defends Apocalypto, describes why he didn’t hate X-Men: Apocalypse as much as Bob, and reveals how A Field in England prepared him for High-Rise’s use of overt metaphor. After they’re all caught up with Kris, I spoilerpiece Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (at 18:34) by sharing how this well-paced comedy surprisingly tackles racism and sexism between its outrageous pranks and raunchy jokes. Then everyone reviews The Nice Guys (at 36:16) by talking about how similar it is to other Shane Black movies like The Last Boy Scout. Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe have excellent chemistry and can both be quite funny in it, although it’s a lot of missed opportunities. As Kris says, “Plenty to like, just nothing really to love.” Lastly, tune in at 50:18 to find out why past guest Sam Cohen is wrong, and at 56:52 for Kris’s very brief review of Jodie Foster’s MONEY MONSTER.

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 .