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Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) opens the show with his bets for the Stanley Cup, along with some derivative series prices he's looking at. Then Matt is joined by Alex Moretto (@alexjmoretto) of THE SCORE, and Kris Abbott (@CoolbetKris) of COOLBET CANADA to breakdown the betting angles for the eight playoff series, Stanley Cup Futures, and the CONN SMYTHE TROPHY markets. Alex discusses his fears for the Habs-Leafs series, and a big position on the Bruins. Then Kris tells us about who the sportsbook hopes wins, and who they fear might. Along with some interesting novelty props for the playoffs. Then Matt breaks down how to calculate value in the Conn Smythe trophy market for playoff MVP.

Well this show went over like a fart in a balloon. Will our era ever come up with idioms or any figurative meanings like they used to do "in the good old days?" if we do, it's gonna be tech related right? Or maybe we should just be updating the old ones to fit a more modern meaning. From there we tackle the age-old question about the worst, most over-hyped white college basketball players of all time. It happens every year with one guy getting a little shine for no reason. Then we close out the show by bagging on the NBA trade deadline. That was completely overrated, huh? Then Kris drops the mic with a hot take.

Grab you Free Copy of “The 4 Biggest Mistakes That Stop Companies From 10X’ing Their Revenue”  at https://www.scalerevenue.io/10xWhen at university, Kris got some seed money from the Center for Entrepreneurship to start a business. After that, he went down the Senior Enterprise Accounts Executive path to learn as much as possible about how startups work.  In the early days, Kris was all about networking. Each week he would choose three or four events from an events website and go and meet people.He was in sales during the day, and in the evenings, he surrounded himself with inspiring people. He was networking his way to success by finding other potential cofounders, advisors, and mentors. That was his path of getting to understand what he did not know. He learned that anyone and everyone can be an entrepreneur.He wanted to network with as many people as possible to max out his LinkedIn game and create an environment conducive to others wanting to start companies. For Kris, it was all about keeping the momentum going and keeping his mind focused on startups until he felt ready to start his own company. He wanted to have the best problem solution, a good network of people, and a pain point big enough to make him want to make the jump to starting his own company.Wanting to click a button to make it easier for him to send someone a gift card for Starbucks coffee was an ‘aha’ moment for him. The first version of Sendoso was CoffeeSender.Com. It started as a side-business. Then Kris’s friend joined forces with him as the co-founder and started selling the app. Kris was more focused on the product and post-customer side of things. After generating a couple of hundred thousand dollars in sales, they moved into the next stage, and Kris quit his job. He soon realized that he needed more than just coffee gift cards to make huge money. So, based on customer feedback and his past pain of trying to do direct mail and gifting, Kris got led to Sendoso. Early on, they invested in SDRs and the outbound engine. They planned to have a strong AE to SDR ratio. They still have a strong method for making sure that there are enough meetings to go around as they hire more AEs. They invested in the brand, and partnerships were also powerful in the early days. Kris’s advice to someone starting their company is to just do it. Don’t hesitate. Just build it and get across the finish line with the first version. Then focus on sales as soon as possible to build momentum. After that, build a team of people who are having fun and loving what they do.Links and resources:Kris on LinkedInEmail Kris - kris@sendoso.comKris has agreed to let Sales and Marketing Built Freedom listeners sign up for the beta version of Sendoso: click here to sign up

The Dads are back, fresh from celebrating themselves during Fathers Day. They dive into their individual days then talk about the surprising news of Mixer shutting down operations coming in July. Then Kris takes over the podcast and talks about the late

Kris met with Aaron, owner of Noche Mexican BBQ and talked about the story of how this family dream became a reality. Then Kris and Adam sit down to discuss their experience at Noche. Check out the YouTube version here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrAyjV63hjA&t=38s

On this very special episode two incredible things happen. It only makes sense. Good friend of the show former producer, Jon joins in to recap their latest "Quarantined with Christian Slater" movie, Kuffs. Then Kris proclaims that from now on, April 23rd shall forever be known as Dame Day! In honor of Dame Lillard cold blooded destruction of Russell Westbrook and OKC in the 2019 playoffs, if you didn't know. From there, Chris asks, what athlete you hate, did something you love. Of course Kris doesn't really answer the question. Only place to go from there is NFL Draft talk and bad gambling.

A whole lot of show for you this week! Kicking things off is Dave with his recaps of the forgettable THE BABYSITTER (3:31), the almost-good THE LITTLE HOURS (10:04), and fantastically cheesy Spaghetti Western MY NAME IS NOBODY (14:11). Then Kris and Dave recount their experience at Coolidge Corner Theatre's Keanuthon (19:42), six Keanu Reeves movies from midnight to noon, ranging from classics (POINT BREAK, SPEED), '90s time capsules (BILL & TED'S BOGUS JOURNEY, JOHNNY MNEMONIC), arthouse trips (A SCANNER DARKLY), and unexpected triumphs (CONSTANTINE). Closing out the episode, all three hosts give an overall solid recommendation for SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (43:10).

On this week's show, Evan runs us through his week in festivals: Boston Science Fiction Film Festival and Boston Israeli Film Festival (3:43). Then Kris makes the case for why you should take ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (10:25) seriously and see it this weekend -- prove the pundits wrong! Dave recaps ARCTIC (21:08), a strong film featuring Mads Mikkelsen in a grueling, survivalist role. Kris and Evan then wrap up with HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U and RUSSIAN DOLL (34:25), which arguably have similar plots but take them in radically different -- and both extremely entertaining -- directions.

Lots to cover on this week's show as award season races toward the finish line for BOFCA! First up, we hear from Dave who calls in with his thoughts on BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS (2:00). Then Kris makes a hard case for SUPPORT THE GIRLS (8:25), which was a hit on the festival circuit but ought to be way more widely seen. Evan then walks us through MONSTERS AND MEN (19:07), a pretty good take on a story that has nonetheless been covered in more interesting and absorbing ways by other films this year. Kris saw BATHTUBS OVER BROADWAY (28:56), a delightful story about one of the oddest phenomena in American entertainment: the industrial musical. Evan saw INCREDIBLES 2 (35:23) -- surprise surprise, it's good -- and Kris wraps things up with MORTAL ENGINES (41:57) -- surprise surprise, it's not.

This is a long one folks. They somehow get into interracial-buddy-prison escape movies - Amos & Andy anyone? They badly move on to NBA talk including Buffalo Wild Wings not being that terrible of a place: the Legend of Jimmy Butler growing; Kawhi conquering the dad-shoe market with New Balance. Then Kris opens a can of worms and starts a flash fire in Chris when he's asked who he's more wrong about: Luka Doncic or Blake Bortles? Oh no you didn't Kris. This went on way too long and you could probably just skip ahead 20 minutes to get to their week 13 picks (52:00). If you think they were terrible picking the games last week, it's possible for them to be worse still. I think they can do it!

This week Kris proposes a new tactic for disposing of excess Halloween candy that involves a door-to-door Australian accent. Dave is still on paternity leave so Kris and Evan ride duo for this episode, but they keep a chair open in Dave’s honor. Before they get into the movies, Evan gives his quick impressions of the 80s musical ROCK OF AGES (4:34), discussing differences between the current tour and the 2012 film. Then Kris reviews THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS (8:31), the miniseries turned anthology film by the Coen Brothers, which lets you know that everything is on the table with its funny, violent, and tragic short stories. Kris is so captivated by them that he barely even spoils them, encouraging you to take everything in for yourself when the film hits Netflix soon. After that both Kris and Evan cover A PRIVATE WAR (26:46), a compelling drama about real-life war correspondent Marie Colvin played by the incredible Rosamund Pike. The film directed by documentarian Matthew Heineman makes a compelling case for the value of journalism by embedding you with Colvin and exploring the impact of PTSD on journalists like her who report on the horrors of war.    

It’s time to knock ‘em out the box with the first Lunchtime Minisode! Kris starts things off for a change (0:22) Then Kris and Marty talk a little bit about our first minisode, “Mixtapes” (0:48).  After that brief intro, we jump right in to our first minisode with a brief recap of seeing the Breeders the night before (5:32) Introducing the topic of the first minisode (9:37), Kris making his first mixtape while still in preschool (11:33) Recording songs off of the radio (19:58) Marty’s foray into indirectly pioneering mashups (20:21) Varying degrees of quality in blank tapes (22:55) Kris making a mixtape for his high school sweetheart after they broke up (33:26) Mixtapes’ cache in hip hop culture (38:40) Autumn De Wilde’s amazing Elliott Smith photo book (49:40) and Nick Hornby’s troublesome mixtape rules from the novel High Fidelity (56:20). Then, we close it out with a recap on our feelings on said mixtape rules espoused by the character Rob Gordon in the aforementioned novel. (1:03:00). Check out out first minisode ASAP!!

Aerosmith has a Las Vegas residency and the guys have thoughts about it before they brainstorm more old-man-injury-themed bands. Evan opens with a Crewind where he recaps his epic double feature of MENACE II SOCIETY and CITY OF GOD (3:12), two excellent movies that make similar statements about the cyclical nature of poverty, crime and corruption. Then Kris takes over to discuss ALPHA (11:18), a film about the first human/canine companionship that he really wishes was better. Next Dave reviews CRAZY RICH ASIANS (26:11), a romantic comedy that largely fits the genre mold aside from the fact that the whole cast is Asian and the male lead is boring. After that Evan quickly covers NEVER GOIN’ BACK and SKATE KITCHEN (39:55), two films written and directed by women (yay) about high school girls cutting loose. Last, and certainly least, Dave and Kris wrap up with MILE 22 (44:47), the choppily edited Mark Walhberg/Peter Berg vehicle that’s too timid to identify the countries it maligns.

It’s another week of weddings (sort of) on Spoilerpiece, as Kris shares some big news. Then Kris and Dave are joined by Andy Crump of way-too-many-outlets-to-list as discusses NANCY (3:42) starring Andrea Riseborough. He and Dave take on the Zellners’ DAMSEL (14:57) after that, and then Kris and Dave hoot and holler about SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO (33:45), the sequel no one asked for from a franchise that doesn’t need one. Ho ho! Hot takes abound on Spoilerpiece, just as they do in this description page! Don’t forget to check out our Patreon page (patreon.com/spoilerpiece)!

What to talk about now that baseball is the only major sport going on. How about Christian Hackenberg... Um okay. Both guys have new and innovative ideas for baseball. One of them's got to be good, right? They talk about the World Cup and pick a few teams to route for, or bet on if that helps. Then Kris throws out another sizzling hot idea for LeBron James. It's so good, in confounds Chris. They try to talk about other stuff after that, but Chris's brain is broken at that point, so they stop.

There’s a lot of show this week on Spoilerpiece. First, Dave updates everyone on CHRONOLOGICAL COENS (4:05). Then Kris and Evan share their experiences covering lots of movies at the Boston Underground Film Festival (5:58), beginning with MY NAME IS MYEISHA (9:00), and followed by PIN CUSHION (13:36), THE QUEEN OF HOLLYWOOD BLVD (15:30), LET THE CORPSES TAN (18:32), THE RANGER (21:58), TOP KNOT DETECTIVE (27:47), MEXMAN (28:40), REVENGE (30:05),  TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID (30:54), and BAD MANNERS (31:49), the only movie Kris and Evan reeeeeeeally disagree on. Dave gives a quick rundown of the new IMAX movies PANDAS (35:00). Finally, it’s Steven Spielberg’s big-ass adaptation of READY PLAYER ONE (36:33). There’s serious ‘80s regression during this section, kids. Thanks to our patrons! Some exclusive audio from this episode will be out by Saturday!

Strange things are afoot this week at Spoilerpiece Theatre, and we’ll just leave it at that. Kris leads off by reviewing THE BYE BYE MAN (at 3:48), a horror movie where the villain has no goal other than to mess with people until they die, so his dog can eat them. Just like with THE FOREST, Kris almost spoilerpieces Dave into wanting to see it, although thankfully Dave comes to his senses when he realizes how stupid it is. Evan follows with 20TH CENTURY WOMEN (at 26:48), a Mike Mills movie set in 1970s Santa Barbara with good bones, great camerawork, and charming performances, but annoying stream of consciousness storytelling like Mills’s film BEGINNERS. Then Kris and Dave wrap up with LIVE BY NIGHT (at 41:39), the Ben Affleck gangster picture where people do a lot of living by day. Sienna Miller blends in, Brendan Gleeson goes too soon, and Chris Messina is the only one who belongs in this story with lots of clothed sex and heavy involvement from the KKK. The guys reveal that it looks great despite being weird, even though they agree that you should probably live by not seeing it.

In this very special episode, the guys welcome their first celebrity guest – actor Robert Davi! Mr. Davi miraculously heard last week’s episode, so he is anxious to talk with them about his elevator encounter with Dave, as well as other things he has going on, like his new documentary DAVI’S WAY. After chatting with Mr. Davi, the guys jump into this week’s films. Evan leads off with AMANDA KNOX (at 12:22), at Netflix documentary that proves police investigatory techniques are flawed all over the world. Next Dave talks all about THE GREASY STRANGLER (at 20:34), one of the least pleasant experiences he has ever had watching a movie. Then Kris and Dave explore THE BIRTH OF A NATION (at 32:36), a loaded movie with a lot of issues worthy of discussion, including the director’s past. Finally, Evan and Dave close with THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN (at 58:10), a mediocre thriller that’s great for its central female characters and their performances, but disappointing for its narrow focus on baby-related-drama.

A conversation about the trailer for XxX: RETURN OF XANDER CAGE takes an entirely different turn once the guys start talking about other short videos they’d like to see with Vin Diesel. Then Kris leads off by reviewing STAR TREK BEYOND (at 4:29). Due to a last-minute screening, he is the only one who could see it, but he has good things to say about its story, its characters, and its action scenes between Dave and Evan’s jokes about “Captain’s Logs.” Following a quick Baby Henry story, Evan and Kris discuss ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE (at 28:52). They reveal why they enjoy the movie’s absurdist British humor even though they never really watched the show it’s based on. Finally, the guys arrive at the episode’s main event, where they dig into HEAVEN’S GATE (at 39:00), a film they’ve promised to take on for a while. They delve into detail about why it’s underwritten and overproduced, while still being an amazing spectacle to behold. Their commentary on its phenomenal technical feats  and depressing themes add color to this expensive flop that ruined United Artists and marred the late Michael Cimino’s career.

Somehow a conversation about moving on this week’s show turns into a digression about sippy cups where Evan shares why he needs them. The episode opens with a first ever joint segment of “Riedel’s Recaps” and “Keepin’ up with the Jensons,” where Kris and Dave talk about MCCABE & MRS. MILLER (at 4:26), one of Dave’s all-time favorite movies. They fill in some blanks left by Charlie’s exploration from the previous episode and use the segment as an opportunity to discuss Robert Altman in general. Then Kris reviews THE BFG (at 18:30), a movie that is neither Disney nor Steven Spielberg’s best work, but it does contain very very very good motion capture. After that Dave covers EAT THAT QUESTION: FRANK ZAPPA IN HIS OWN WORDS (at 36:22), a talking head documentary that only contains one talking head—Frank Zappa himself. He ends up talking about the Zappa family’s recent drama for a bit before Evan wraps up with OUR KIND OF TRAITOR, a bromantic and tedious spy flick featuring Stellan Skarsgard with a BFM (Big Fuckin Mullet) and a silly Russian accent.   

On this week’s show Dave explains why a certain French filmmaker is just “too French.” Then Kris and Evan dive into FINDING DORY (at 4:50), a film that hits the lowest bar Pixar sets: it makes you laugh and cry at some point. However the movie didn’t make much of a splash with them, which is why they end up in Tangenttown making comparisons to JOE DIRT and TAKEN 2, in between talking about individual scenes that work well. At least a conversation on the use of baby voice leads to a cute Baby Henry story. Next up, the guys discuss FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF (at 31:04) because of its recent 30th anniversary. They offer their revisionist take on the movie by revealing why Ferris is an arrogant unsympathetic character in an otherwise objectively funny picture. Evan wraps up by sharing his experience seeing THE UNTOUCHABLES (at 44:50) on the big screen for the first time. It’s a lot bloodier than what he remembers from many afternoon viewings on TNT, but he still enjoys its many exciting scenes, and doesn’t hesitate to describe them using his best Sean Connery impression. Don’t be surprised if some Celebrity Jeopardy SNL references end up in there too.

This week the guys talk about bread (yeah, that's right, bread) before Evan shares some BIG news. Then Kris starts things off by talking about ZOOTOPIA, a hard-PG Disney film about racism. His commentary leads to an odd tangent about Tom Selleck and a brief tangent on politics. Afterward, he, Dave, and Evan discuss BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE, one of their favorite dumb movies. The guys comment on how fast-paced and lean it is with its perfect dialogue, while sharing visual gags and suspect editing they didn't notice in previous viewings. In the process of reviewing it, they delve into BILL & TED'S BOGUS JOURNEY and the BILL & TED cartoon too. In the final part of the show, they express their gripes with this year's Oscars. They also get into lengthy discussions about the Best Original Screenplay category by way of EX MACHINA and the Best Original Song category by way of Sam Smith. Speaking of songs, stick around after the closing credits for Dave's fresh take on a Beatles classic.

Happy Thanksgiving! We at Spoilerpiece couldn't help but launch into a short riff about the beauty of John Hughes' "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles." It's that time of year, and it's also funny to hear Steve Martin say, "I do not play with my balls." Then Kris and Evan get into "The Good Dinosaur," which, to hear them tell it, ain't a good movie. And finally, Kris spoilerpieces the hell out of "Creed," the new "Rocky" movie that is apparently better than it has any right to be. There's also a Henry update and a brief installment of "Riedel's Recaps." Hope everyone didn't eat themselves sick!

This week, the guys develop a new expression after Dave shares how common his last name is in Indiana. Then he leads off with his take on Alex Gibney’s documentary STEVE JOBS: THE MAN IN THE MACHINE, which he alternatively dubs THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE. Then Kris discusses how THE TRANSPORTER: REFUELED has more memorable product placement than fight scenes before Dave dives into the Korean action film A HARD DAY. In the process of talking about it, he realizes that he probably should watch more Korean movies. Last, but not least, Evan closes things out by pondering the inexplicable age gap between the characters in A WALK IN THE WOODS and their real life counterparts. He also laments its total lack of conflict, while simultaneously celebrating Nick Nolte’s performance in it.

The guys open this week’s episode with a discussion on Deez Nuts’s candidacy for president. Then Kris and Evan rip into WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS, which they agree does NOT star Zac Efron as a young Robert Loggia. Their agitated commentary is enough to leave Dave “slack-jawed and open-mouthed.” After Kris expresses confusion over more celebrities (this time Brian Austin Green and Ian Ziering), Dave takes over to share his thoughts on two fucking horrible movies. First up is TEN THOUSAND SAINTS, where the most interesting character dies 15 minutes in and Ethan Hawke plays almost the same character he did in BOYHOOD. Second is DIGGING FOR FIRE, one of the whitest movies Dave has ever seen. Joe Swanberg’s film is about dull white people with dull white people problems, and it’s so bad that it makes Dave’s soul die a little bit.

Megan Kearns from Bitch Flicks joins Kris and Evan on this week's episode to lament HANNIBAL's cancellation by NBC before Evan shares a story about Mads Mikkelsen using his creeping powers for good. Then Kris and Megan give him the lowdown on TED 2, which Kris says is filled with "uncomfortable sincerity, along with a lot of failed jokes." After that Evan and Megan talk about how much they enjoyed Queen Latifah and Mo'Nique's performances in the HBO biopic BESSIE. Kris follows up with a brief interlude about foam penises and failed orgies in THE OVERNIGHT. Finally, Megan brings everything together with Kate Winslet's A LITTLE CHAOS, which she appreciates for showing more than telling.

We spend a lot of time this week on JUPITER ASCENDING, and not because it's good. Because - JAYSUS - it's really, really bad. Like, so bad. You think THE MATRIX sequels were bad? YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHIN' YET. This movie is a cesspool of overused ideas and underbaked plotlines. Gah. Evan and Dave absolutely lose their minds. Dave says "It's so stupid" about a million times. At least Sean Bean survives (holy shit)! And at least Kris makes an attempt at putting the movie in a broader cultural context (in his estimation: the Wachowskis made a Y.A. movie on purpose). Plus, Kris finally pissed Dave off, and not the other way around. Then Kris briefs us on DUKE OF BURGUNDY (which he recommends) and THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER (which he reluctantly recommends). Tangents this week include a dip into TITANIC, the new MAGIC MIKE movie, STEP UP, how much arm strength actors have, PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES,and the phrase "show your ass." It all makes sense in the end. We swear.