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Spoilerpiece Theatre Episode 127: Rogue One

Evan Crean

“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 127 below, we review Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Collateral Beauty. Pee talk takes an unexpected, yet movie-related turn at the start of this week’s episode. Once we dispense with our bathroom discussion, we move on to the Boston Online Film Critics Association’s yearly awards, which were recently announced to the public. We quickly walk through our ballots (at 4:37), mentioning our favorite films that didn’t win, exploring the nuances of their votes, and teasing movies like Fences that we look forward to discussing in future episodes. After the awards excitement, Kris reviews Collateral Beauty (at 28:00), a picture that sounds like an emo side project, where the filmmakers couldn’t decide between making an awards movie or a Christmas movie, so they made both and got something awful. With that out of the way, Dave and I take on this week’s big release, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (at 44:00), a prequel that doesn’t have much in common with other entries in the Star Wars franchise. It has a diverse cast of skilled actors, deaths with weight, and a director that cares about framing shots, however Dave and I don’t think it deserves the hype from critics.

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 .