Charlize Theron shows the dark side of motherhood with Jason Reitman's Tully.
“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 199 below, we review Tully and I share my experience at Independent Film Festival Boston (IFFBoston 2018). This week, I run through my experiences with the best of IFFBoston (4:18) — Eighth Grade, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, many great docs. But it’s the not-so-best — Third Murder — that intrigues Kris with its strange premise and stranger name. Kris then gushes about his experience hosting the Q&A for the new Agnostic Front documentary The Godfathers of Hardcore (22:57). Then Dave and Kris try and fail to run out of nice things to say about Tully (29:38) which is a damn good movie. This Diablo Cody-Jason Reitman team-up starring Charlize Theron and Mackenzie Davis is making news for its controversial depiction of mental health, but as a mature yet funny statement about reconciling your past self with your present reality, especially after having children.
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.
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Hey Evan! It has been awhile.
Tully was ok, although I could've done without the "twist" ending. My thoughts: https://fastfilmreviews.com/2018/05/06/tully/