Florence Pugh looks up to see the lights of a stadium in the movie Fighting with My Family
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Spoilerpiece Theatre 262: Fighting with My Family

Evan Crean

In Episode 262 of my podcast Spoilerpiece Theatre, we review The Lion King, Fighting with My Family, and This Changes Everything. This week Spoilerpiece celebrates 5 years of existence! Yay! And of course because it’s a special occasion, we hit some technical difficulties, which forced them to re-record the episode. Fortunately we don’t let it get in the way of a good time. Kris is up first to review The Lion King (3:21), which he describes as more of a reenactment than a remake, mimicking jokes and set pieces without contributing anything new. Then I fill him in on Fighting with My Family (19:20), a funny and charming movie directed by Stephen Merchant about a young British wrestler (Florence Pugh) trying to hack it in the WWE. Then Dave drops in remotely to cover This Changes Everything (30:55), a limited release documentary about gender discrimination in the film industry, that hits hard with statistics and interviews featuring just about every important woman in Hollywood (seriously, see it on July 22).

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 .