Ed Helms and Patti Harrison make goofy faces as they stand next to each other in the movie Together Together
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Spoilerpiece Theatre 354: Together Together

Evan Crean

In Episode 354 of my podcast Spoilerpiece Theatre, we review Together Together, Concrete Cowboy, The Banishing, and films from Wicked Queer, Boston’s LGBTQ+ Film Festival. We start this week by covering films from Wicked Queer (1:46). I review the Israeli picture Kiss Me Kosher, and Megan offers quick takes on drama See You Then, horror film Bloodthirsty, and Taiwanese psychological thriller Nina Wu. Then we all discuss Christopher Smith’s horror film The Banishing (10:53), a disappointingly by-the-numbers haunted house story. Next, we talk about Ricky Staub’s moving Netflix coming-of-age tale Concrete Cowboy (26:08) starring Caleb McLaughlin and Idris Elba. We wrap up with Nikole Beckwith’s Together Together (42:29), a charming dramedy about platonic love and surrogacy starring Ed Helms and Patti Harrison.

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 .