Tom Holland wears sunglasses and presents a dollar bill saying he has a gun in the movie Cherry
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Spoilerpiece Theatre 346: Joe and Anthony Russo’s Cherry

Evan Crean

In Episode 346 of my podcast Spoilerpiece Theatre, we review Cherry, Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry, I Care A Lot, and The Vigil. Dave briefly reviews R.J. Cutler’s Apple TV+ documentary Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry (1:43), which examines the singer-songwriter’s life while she creates her debut album. Next, we review J Blakeson’s Netflix crime drama/dark comedy I Care A Lot (8:20), starring Rosamund Pike as a legal guardian whose scheme to take advantage of her elderly wards hits a snag. Then we talk about Keith Thomas’s unique Jewish horror film The Vigil (23:35), about a shomer who encounters a demon while providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community. We wrap up with Joe and Anthony Russo’s Apple TV+ drama Cherry (37:04), where Tom Holland portrays a soldier suffering from PTSD who turns to bank robbing after his drug addiction puts him in serious debt.

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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 .