Podcasts TV Spoilerpiece Theatre Episode #118: "The Accountant," "The Dybbuk," and "A Man Called Ove"

Episode #118: "The Accountant," "The Dybbuk," and "A Man Called Ove"

Published: Oct. 14, 2016, 11 a.m.

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This week Dave recalls a random middle school experience that struck a chord with him for very middle school reasons. Following his hilarious anecdote, the guys all review the Ben Affleck thriller THE ACCOUNTANT (at 4:36), which has good solid killing, a scrappy Anna Kendrick, and a story that\\u2019s delightfully narrow in scope, however it does fall victim to clunky exposition in its second act. Next, Kris reviews THE DYBBUK (at 45:16), a really good pre-World War II Polish movie in Yiddish about possession and conjuring Satan (which make it so metal). Lastly, Dave covers with the Swedish picture A MAN CALLED OVE (at 55:24), a story you\\u2019ve seen a million times about an old guy with a dead wife. Its characterization of this perpetual grump\\u2019s interactions with young people and his botched attempts at killing himself are charming in a way that only a non-American filmmaker could pull off.

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