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Spoilerpiece Theatre Episode 168: American Made

“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 #168 below, we review The Dark Crystal, Rain Man, Days of Thunder, American Made, Victoria & Abdul, and Battle of the Sexes. The episode begins with a discussion of bad movies, and why video game adaptations are particularly egregious. I then kick things off with a recap of my experience at Somerville Theatre’s 70mm Festival, featuring The Dark Crystal (4:47). The Crewind continues with my “Triple Cruise” where I watched two classics — Rain Man (11:30) and the under-recognized Days of Thunder (15:17), before being joined by Dave to dissect American Made (21:55). The short version: it’s awesome. Dave then Spoilerpieces no one into wanting to see Victoria & Abdul (37:35), the latest example that director Stephen Frears should take it easy on the aristocracy for a while. It’s finely made with a great turn by Eddie Izzard, but totally familiar. Last up, Dave and Kris are excited to talk about the many victories of Battle of the Sexes (42:02), both in the narrative and the filmmaking. It’s good, funny, thoughtful, and entirely necessary.

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 .
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