Category Archives: Podcasts

Franchise Detours Episode 22: ‘Sister Act’ (feat. Phoenix Clouden of the Film Code Podcast)

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.

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Franchise Detours Episode 21: ‘Spider-Man 3’ (feat. Brian Skutle of the Sonic Cinema Podcast)

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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Franchise Detours Episode 20: ‘Spider-Man 2’ (feat. Josh Bell of Awesome Movie Year)

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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