Spoilerpiece Theatre Episode 113: Sully

“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 113 below, we review Sully, Morris from America, and Sleepaway Camp. This week Kris shares the advantages to playing board games with Canadians, before he reviews Clint Eastwood’s latest movie Sully (at 2:38). The mediocre film has a lot in common narratively with Eastwood’s last effort American Sniper, especially since the same things work well (a focus on the effects of trauma) and the same things don’t (artificially created villains). After Kris explains how the movie ends awkwardly on a joke, Dave delivers a quick “Riedel’s Recap” of Don’t Breathe (at 19:57). Following the segment, I describe the coming-of-age film Morris from America (at 20:58), which has great music, and features the fantastic Craig Robinson in a rare dramatic role. Finally, we arrive at our main event: the ‘80s horror flick Sleepaway Camp (at 30:32). We describe its weird flashbacks, its endearing incompetence, and the craziness that runs in its blood as we dig into this time capsule, which 2/3 of us agree is good for what it is. Be sure to stick around post-credits for a completely unrelated bonus story.