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Spoilerpiece Theatre Episode 91: Hardcore Henry

Sharlto Copley in HARDCORE HENRY

“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 91 below, we review Hardcore Henry and Hello, My Name is Doris. This week Kris takes the floor for his very first segment of “Keepin’ up with the Jensons,” where he fills me and Dave in on the remainder of Hello, My Name is Doris, a movie he started to talk about last week. Kris thinks the film is based on a lot of contrivances, but he forgives them because Sally Field is great in it and director Michael Showalter seems to know exactly what to focus on. Following brief baby poop tangent, Kris also shares his take on Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday. He agrees with Dave and me about it, although he spends a little more time comparing and contrasting it with Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, which he also watched. Then we dig into Hardcore Henry the one movie we all saw this week. Sadly it’s not about Baby Henry, but it is an intense action flick shot entirely in first person. Kris compares it to Bright Lights Big City meets Call of Duty, while I say it’s a cross between Crank and Shoot Em Up. All three of us admit that it has its entertaining moments and characters (like the ones played by Sharlto Copley), but that there’s only so good it can be given how it’s shot. Finally, we wrap up by delivering a sneak peek of the movies we’ll be talking about next episode. Kris is looking forward to discussing the Don Cheadle/Miles Davis film Miles Ahead, while I’m anxious to talk about Green Room.

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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