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Spoilerpiece Theatre Episode 139: Kong: Skull Island

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 139 below, we review Kong: Skull Island. Are movie theaters a safe place for children to play? We weigh in with our thoughts on this week’s episode. Following our discussion, Dave offers his latest segment of “Riedel’s Recaps,” where he recounts the shocking, gruesome violence in Logan (at 4:27), and describes why he found the film to be a statement against hate. Following some tangents about our favorite comic book movies, and whether there are plot holes in Die Hard, we arrive at the week’s main event, Kong: Skull Island (at 17:52). We share some serious laughs as we critique the film’s huge cast, its epic carnage, and its wide range of callbacks to other movies. We lament how confused it is about what type of picture it wants to be, however we celebrate its special effects, its long monster takes, and its perfect casting of John C. Reilly.

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 .