Spoilerpiece Theatre Episode 181: Top 10 Films of 2017
Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep in The Post, one of our Top 10 Films of 2017.
“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 181 below, we discuss our top 10 films of 2017. Happy almost New Year dear listeners! This week, after Kris reveals the very painful way he thinks Dave can fix a messed up shoulder, Dave agrees with Charlie Nash’s commentary on Molly’s Game (5:26) from the previous episode. Next we talk about holiday films (7:35) we watched like A Christmas Story,Miracle on 34th Street, Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas, and Casablanca. Then we move onto our main event (16:00), a deep dive into their ballots for the Boston Online Film Critics Association’s annual awards. We each share our top 10 films from the year, while also debating the merits of our favorite performances, directors, screenplays, editing, cinematography and scores, which include work in movies never-before discussed on the show.
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 .