‘A Simple Plan’ (1993, 1998) chillingly shows how easily things can spiral
Book club book report (and movie review): Smith’s book and Raimi’s film show good people’s disturbingly mundane descent into evil.
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‘A Simple Plan’ (1993, 1998) chillingly shows how easily things can spiral
‘Doctor Strange’ enters ‘Multiverse of Madness’ (2022), and it looks familiar
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): The MCU’s Multiverse Saga is starting to play like lazy afternoon couch viewing more so than must-see superhero storytelling.
‘Darkman’ (1990) is Sam Raimi’s DIY superhero
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): He’d later become know for “Spider-Man,” but Raimi’s first superhero film is the interesting, flawed “Darkman.”
‘Spider-Man 3’ (2007) packs too much into trilogy capper
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): “Spider-Man 3” packs too much into the trilogy capper, but it’s clear Raimi and his team still care.
‘Spider-Man 2’ (2004) is everything a superhero sequel should be
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): Raimi’s darker yet delightful followup is everything a superhero sequel should be.
Raimi’s ‘Spider-Man’ (2002) nails casting and tone
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): “Spider-Man” nails the casting and tone for Sam Raimi’s web-crawler origin story.
‘Spider-Man’ reviews
John’s “Spider-Man” flashback review, May 18, 2019 “Spider-Man” — This is a colorful start to a new film franchise, but it has some nagging flaws: The Green Goblin, despite the best efforts of Willem Dafoe, […]
‘The Gift’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review ‘The Gift’ blends soothing and horrific imagery By JOHN HANSEN Jan. 26, 2001 Director Sam Raimi may be famous for his camp classics like the “Evil Dead” trilogy, but thanks to […]
Lohman stars in the delightful family film ‘Drag Me to Hell’
Movie review: Sam Raimi returns to his horror roots, and brings Alison Lohman along.