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Spoilerpiece Theatre Episode 208: The First Purge

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 208 below, we review Annihilation, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Dr. Strange, Patti Cake$, Coco, The First Purge, and Sorry to Bother You. After coming back from my Florida honeymoon (!!), the we have some catching up to do. First Dave gives us his take on Annihilation (3:25), then it’s a whole heaping helping of Creancaps (7:42): Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Dr. Strange, Patti Cake$, and Coco. Then it’s on to this week’s new releases, both of which are surprisingly radical: The First Purge (17:30), which exceeds all possible expectations, and Sorry to Bother You. (38:27), which complete laughs at the entire notions of expectations. Both are worth your time!

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 .