Tye Sheridan looks out from his VR headset in Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One.
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Spoilerpiece Theatre Episode 194: Ready Player One

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“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 194 below, we review Ready Player One, Pandas, and several films from the 2018 Boston Underground Film Festival. There’s a lot of show this week on Spoilerpiece. First, Dave updates everyone on Chronological Coens (4:05). Then Kris and I share our experiences covering lots of movies at the Boston Underground Film Festival (5:58), beginning with My Name is Myeisha (9:00), and followed by Pin Cushion (13:36), The Queen of Hollywood Blvd (15:30), Let the Corpses Tan (18:32), The Ranger (21:58), Top Knot Detective (27:47), Mexman (28:40), Revenge (30:05), Tigers Are Not Afraid (30:54), and Bad Manners (31:49), the only movie Kris and I reeeeeeeally disagree on. Dave gives a quick rundown of the new IMAX movies Pandas (35:00). Finally, it’s Steven Spielberg’s big-ass adaptation of Ready Player One (36:33). There’s serious ‘80s regression during this section, kids. Thanks to our patrons!

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 .