Bryan Cranston, Jahi Di'Allo Winston, and Kevin Hart look out the open window of a car's passenger side in the movie The Upside.
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Spoilerpiece Episode 235: The Upside

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 235 below, we review the filmography of Sean Baker, Netflix’s Bandersnatch, and The Upside. This week we’re joined by friend of the show Greg Vellante! Greg kicks things off with a recap of Sean Baker’s career. Best known for recent successes like Tangerine and The Florida Project, there are some real gems early in his filmography, in particular Take Out (3:57). Stay tuned for Greg’s piece in Spectrum Culture! Next up, all of us spent some time with Bandersnatch (18:37), the standalone Black Mirror film where the viewer decides what happens next — or is it simply the illusion of choice?! Closing out the episode is The Upside (31:12), which is a very misleading name. There are no upsides to this movie.

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 .