Spoilerpiece Theatre Episode 78: Drinking Buddies

“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 78 below, we review The Revenant, The Forest, and Drinking Buddies. We are back in full force to discuss the finer points of linguistics before they review The Revenant. Dave considers it his holy grail because it has everything he could hope for: it’s long, quiet, not a lot happens, and there’s some good killing. Kris and I enjoy it as well for its technical prowess, although we never felt plugged into its story. After a Crocodile Dundee 2 reference, Kris transitions to talking about The Forest, a terrible horror film that he describes in such vivid detail that he accidentally sells Dave and I on seeing it. Then all three of us delve into another one of Dave’s favorite movies: Drinking Buddies. We explore its complicated relationship dynamics and talk more about Joe Swanberg as a filmmaker. Expect to hear a little more about Digging for Fire. You’ve been warned.