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Sam Raimi

daily stream: a darkly funny, deliciously feminist revisionist Western

Wed, May 17, 2023
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1995’s The Quick and the Dead is on Netflix on both sides of the Atlantic (but leaves the US service soon).

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daily stream: say hello to his boomstick

Tue, Apr 04, 2023
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1993’s Army of Darkness is on Prime and Apple TV on both sides of the Atlantic.

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weekend watchlist: two tales for Pride Month that cry out for simple human acceptance

Sun, Jul 03, 2022
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Plus grounded human experiences, from escaping a cult to — yes — doing an espionage. (First published June 3rd, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.)

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weekend watchlist: a movie worth paying premium VOD prices for

Wed, Jun 15, 2022
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Plus horrors fantastical, hellish, alien… and all too down to Earth. (First published May 14th, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.)

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Hollywood pathetically attempts to recapture the glory of the past (Evil Dead review)

Wed, Apr 03, 2013
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Is it gory? Sure. This is one of the most disgusting movies I’ve ever seen, grading strictly on a scale of blood and guts and viscera. But terrifying? Hardly.

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Oz the Great and Powerful (review)

Thu, Mar 07, 2013
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Exactly what you expect it to be. Unless you were expecting some Sam Raimi nutso. (new DVD/VOD US/Can)

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Oz: The Great and Powerful (trailer)

Mon, Nov 19, 2012
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Uh-oh. This is looking a little too much like Tim Burton’s hideous Alice in Wonderland…

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it’s well beyond time for me to go on a rampage (and other adventures in social networking)

Wed, Aug 29, 2012
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Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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The Possession (trailer)

Fri, Aug 10, 2012
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What’s that? It’s only “Sam Raimi presents”? He didn’t direct it? Awww, damn.

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The Amazing Spider-Man (review)

Mon, Jul 02, 2012
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The Amazing Spider-Man? That’s a stretch. More like the Halfhearted Spider-Man. The Just-Sorta-There Spider-Man. The Familiar Spider-Man…

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