Fifteen years after Sam Raimi concluded his Spider-Man trilogy, the Evil Dead filmmaker is back in the Marvel family with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. But as audiences re-discover just how damn great Raimi is at bringing comic books to life, we’re taking a look at perhaps his most misunderstood film, 2007’s Spider-Man 3.

On this episode, Brian Skutle of the Sonic Cinema Podcast joins the show to break down what the haters are missing about Spider-Man 3. We’ll discuss which villain should have been left out of the movie, how it builds and subverts the stories of its predecessors, and why it means so much to Brian personally. Of course, this is the end of our Spider-Man mega-series. So we’ll discover which of Raimi’s three web-slinging adventures reigns supreme.

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In the pantheon of superhero sequels, Spider-Man 2 is arguably among the best of its kind. Two years after Sam Raimi finally brought the webslinger to theaters, he aimed even higher with deeper themes, a more visually ambitious villain, and a tighter focus on character relationships.

On this episode, Josh Bell of Awesome Movie Year joins the show to discuss how Raimi tries to outdo himself with the sequel, the iconic performance of Alfred Molina as Doctor Octopus, and whether 2004’s Spider-Man 2 is, in fact, the best Spider-Man movie. Next time, we go ALL IN on Spider-Man 3.

But for now, it’s all about the myth, the legend Spider-Man 2. Go get it, tiger.

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In 2002, the Marvel Cinematic Universe was just a glimmer in Kevin Feige’s eye. And Sony entrusted Sam Raimi — director of the Evil Dead franchise — with bringing Marvel’s most famous and beloved superhero to the big screen. In that way, Spider-Man is very much a testament to its time.

On this episode, The Lady-Wan of Screen Run helps us swing right into our next friendly neighborhood mega-series. Over the next few episodes, we’ll be digging deep into Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst. But this time, it’s all about the film that started it all.

So hold on tight as we launch into 2002’s Spider-Man. Thwip!

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