Bilal as a child wearing a mask and grinning in Bilal: A New Breed of Hero.
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Spoilerpiece Theatre Episode 186: Bilal: A New Breed of Hero

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 186 below, we review Private Benjamin, The Last of the Mohicans, and Bilal: A New Breed of Hero. After wondering what kind of person show up to a movie 15 minutes late, we get into an oldie-but-goodie kinda week on Spoilerpiece. I break down Private Benjamin (3:25), a funny feminist-ish Army-ish comedy starring Goldie Hawn as a woman who joins up because she really doesn’t have anything else to do. Then Dave gets into The Last of the Mohicans (13:27), the Michael Mann-directed Daniel Day-Lewis-starring French and Indian War epic. Technically, Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (23:27) is new to the United States, but it’s been out overseas quite a while. Kris and I discuss its flaws (many) and virtues (also many), and how it features stories outside the normal American purview.

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 .