Sophia Vergara and Reese Witherspoon in HOT PURSUIT
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Spoilerpiece Theatre Episode 43: Hot Pursuit

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 43 below, we talk about Hot Pursuit, Far from the Madding Crowd, Playing it Cool . Kris starts off by recommending a title for Dave’s autobiography. Dave gets a good laugh out of that before explaining why he doesn’t watch bad ’80s John Travolta movies (except Urban Cowboy) and why Debra Winger is one of his least favorite onscreen presences. After that he talks about how Hot Pursuit tries to subvert buddy comedy cliches and fails. In the process, Kris describes how he got accidentally hooked on The New Girl. Then he and I talk about the layers and complexity in Far from the Madding Crowd that make it such an enjoyable film. Finally, Dave wraps things up with his take on Playing it Cool, a romantic comedy which has some decent moments, but mostly gets demerits from him for “being dumb as shit.”

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 .