Steven Yeun crouches with his arm around Alan S. Kim in the movie Minari
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Spoilerpiece Theatre 345: Lee Isaac Chung’s Minari

Evan Crean

In Episode 345 of my podcast Spoilerpiece Theatre, we review Minari, Sator, Shook, and Framing Britney Spears. We kick off the show with Sator (2:01), Jordan Graham’s atmospheric horror film about a demon pursuing multiple generations of a forest-dwelling family. Then Megan and I review Shook (14:09), Jennifer Harrington’s social-media-infused horror movie on Shudder. Next, we discuss the documentary Framing Britney Spears (25:49), an episode of The New York Times Presents series that focuses on Britney Spears, the conservatorship that controls her life, and the misogyny in media that has impacted her life and career. We wrap up with Lee Isaac Chung’s poignant drama Minari (42:25), which follows a Korean American family’s attempt to start a farm in 1980s Arkansas.

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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 .