Reel Recon
Welcome to Reel Recon, my film review blog, which features movie and book reviews, podcast episodes, and celebrity interviews from my 15+ years as a film critic.
Spoilerpiece Theatre Episode 168: American Made
On Episode 169 of my podcast Spoilerpiece Theatre, we review THE DARK CRYSTAL, RAIN MAN, DAYS OF THUNDER, AMERICAN MADE, VICTORIA & ABDUL, and BATTLE OF THE SEXES.
Movie Review: Anchorman 2
Although I loved the first ANCHORMAN, I couldn't stand this disjointed sequel.
Q&A: Jim Rash and Nat Faxon Chat About 'The Way Way Back,' Adolescence, and Prep School
I sat down with Jim Rash and Nat Faxon for a roundtable interview, where we discussed why they chose Massachusetts for the setting of their film THE WAY WAY BACK, how the project developed, what influences from their own adolescence made it into the film, and why their time in prep school prepared them for show business.