A club scene in the movie VICTORIA
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Spoilerpiece Theatre Episode 67: Victoria

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 67 below, we talk about Beasts of No Nation, Victoria, and The Last Witch Hunter. We have something to say about Back to the Future Part II, but it’s not what you’d expect. Once we get that out of our system, I cover Victoria, which gets Dave speaking German and Franch, yes that’s right, Franch. After a brief tangent on Alien and confusion about who is in the movie 88 Minutes, I talk about how Victoria takes a while to get going, becomes super tense, and then overstays its welcome. Then Dave jumps in to describe Idris Elba’s cockswagger in Cary Fukunaga’s Beasts of No Nation, a good film also that overstays its welcome, on top of being heavy and horrifying. After that, Kris talks about The Last Witch Hunter’s magical dismemberment and why he loves Vin Diesel so much. Lastly, Dave stars in a new segment called Riedel’s Recaps, where he offers counterpoints to Kris and my previous reviews of STEVE JOBS and DRUNK STONED BRILLIANT DEAD.

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 .