Spoilerpiece Theatre Episode 187: The 15:17 to Paris
Spencer Stone plays himself in Clint Eastwood's The 15:17 to Paris.
“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 187 below, we review The 15:17 to Paris and Fifty Shades Freed. This week starts with the guys yakking about the Ready Player One trailer, since Dave and I were forced to watch it twice in one sitting. The rest is about two new pictures coming to theaters. First, Kris reviews Fifty Shades Freed (3:41), the final chapter in the franchise, which he says redefines the term “captive audience.” Kris laughs at its batty kidnapping plot and explains how it connects to Fifty Shades Darker, a movie that recently made him subscribe to HBO, just so he didn’t have to buy it on Amazon. Next, me and Dave take on Clint Eastwood’s The 15:17 to Paris (29:22), a film so bad it actually makes me jealous of Kris. We rail against Eastwood’s decision to use real people instead of actors, its terrible dialogue, and its boring focus on minutiae.
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 .