Spoilerpiece Theatre Episode 210: Maktub

“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 210 below, we review marijuana movies, Maktub, Unfriended: The Dark Web, and The Equalizer 2. Just how old was the PEZ that I ate recently? Find out on this week’s episode! After we chomp through the answer, Kris and I share our most triumphant experience watching the Slaughterhouse Movie Club’s burlesque show and presentation of Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (5:15) on the big screen. Next Dave fills us in on his not-so-hazy adventure tracing the evolution pot films (8:37), where he saw cannabis classics like Reefer Madness, Marihuana, She Should Have Said No, Easy Rider, and 9 to 5. Once the smoke clears, I dig into Maktub (20:46), the adorable Israeli film about two mobsters who attempt reform by granting people’s wishes…in their own way. Unfortunately following my glowing review, Dave must reveal why Unfriended: The Dark Web (31:00), a movie Kris and I hoped to see, is a terrible sequel to its smart predecessor. Finally, Kris and Dave wrap things up with The Equalizer 2, another sequel that doesn’t measure up, mainly because, as they point out, it doesn’t feel nearly as dangerous, and lacks cohesiveness with its pacing and plot.