For an entire generation, Pee-wee Herman was an integral part of their childhood. The character — created by Paul Reubens — made his big-screen debut in Tim Burton’s Pee-wee’s Big Adventure before landing the award-winning Pee-wee’s Playhouse TV series. Now Franchise Detours takes a tour through Pee-wee Herman’s “trilogy” of cinematic adventures.
On this episode, Lauren Carey of the Beer’d Al Podcast joins the show to talk about 1985’s Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, 1988’s Big Top Pee-wee, and 2016’s Pee-wee’s Big Holiday. We’ll discuss how each film essentially reinvents the character, why the middle chapter might be less beloved, and whether Reubens’ long-awaited return to Pee-wee left us wanting more.
To today’s audience, Sister Act must feel like a real relic of the 1990s. A star-driven, fish-out-of-water, pseudo-musical comedy blockbuster!?! Add to that the religious setting, and there’s little chance a movie like the 1992 hit starring Whoopi Goldberg would become a full-fledged phenomenon.
On this episode, Phoenix Clouden of the Film Code Podcast joins us to discuss how Sister Act became one of the most iconic comedies of the 1990s. We’ll discuss where it fits in Goldberg’s filmography, how 1993’s Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit builds on it, and why we’re hopeful about Sister Act 3.
Oh, happy day! Join us as we praise the heavenly nostalgia of Sister Act.
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.
