Matt Damon in Suburbicon driving a car while his kid in the movie rides in back.
2017 Movie ReviewsMoviesSpoilerpiece Theatre

Spoilerpiece Theatre Episode 172: Suburbicon

Evan Crean

“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 172 below, we review Suburbicon, Too Funny to Fail, and G.I. Jane. This week we reminisce about long-gone insults of yesteryear before Kris offers a unique barb of his own design. For the movies, I deliver a “Crewind” of G.I. Jane (5:00), the Ridley Scott picture where Demi Moore is a badass Navy SEAL in training trapped in a story that gets a little muddled with conspiracy plots. Next Dave covers Too Funny to Fail (17:17), a rollicking documentary on Hulu about the short-lived Dana Carvey Show that explains that the inspiration for some of the show’s best sketches while reflecting on its failure. Then we take on Suburbicon (28:35), a George Clooney film that borrows an old Coen Brothers script, but fails to imitate them effectively. While we chide it for being too heavy-handed and trying to cover too much narrative ground, we can all agree that Oscar Isaac injects much-needed vitality into his brief scenes.

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 .