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Legend of the Seeker: Season 2 Premiere

by Chris Conaton

[11.Nov.09] :. Legend of the Seeker had a rough start in its first season, but it improved greatly by the season finale. Season two picks up where the first ended, both in terms of plot and quality level.

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Drag Me to Hell

by Jake Meaney

[30.Oct.09] :. Sam Raimi’s attempted return to the horror/comedy genre that was his stock in trade for the early part of his career is neither particularly horrific nor all that funny.

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Horror beckons Sam Raimi home

by Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)]

[26.May.09] :. “Sam Raimi works exclusively in the horror genre,” Richard Skorman wrote in an appreciation of “Evil Dead II” in the 1989 reference guide Off Hollywood Movies. And so it...

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Spidey, Oedipus, Jesus, & Platonic Love

by Diepiriye Kuku

[30.Mar.09] :. Spider-man III was by far the most exciting Hollywood political critique of the Bush doctrine, reiterating the value of dialogue, cooperation and coalition.

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Almighty Spidey spins out records

by Joe Gould and David Hinckley [New York Daily News (MCT)]

[7.May.07] :. Spider-Man spent the weekend spinning a worldwide web of pure gold. “Spider-Man 3,” bringing back Tobey Maguire as the red-suited comic hero Peter Parker and Kirsten Dunst as his...

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Spider-Man 3 (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[4.May.07] :. The point of Spider-Man 3, underscored by all the posters, trailers, and buzz, is black Spidey.

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A Guide to All Things Spider-Man

by Aaron Sagers, Ethan Alter, Kelly Federico [The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) (MCT)]

[2.May.07] :. Before you see Spider-Man 3, there's a few things you should know about the spider's lair. So go ahead, get tangled up in this extensive guide to Spider-Man's wonderful world-wide web.

Spider-Man returns for a bigger-than-ever third film

by Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press (MCT)]

[1.May.07] :. The problem with the present? All anyone wants to talk about is the future. At least that’s the case with director Sam Raimi and the cast of Spider-Man 3, which opens nationwide...

Spider-Man 2.1 - Unrated, Extended Cut (2004)

by Bill Gibron

[27.Apr.07] :. While Spider-Man 2.1 may add a few more dollars to the company coffers, it's definitely not doing the Spider Man series – or the digital domain – any real favors.

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[13.Dec.04] :. Uncomfortable with his abilities (they have come on him like a virus), Peter repeatedly returns to his central question: Who am I?"

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[2.Jul.04] :. Though Spider-Man plainly enjoys saving kids from danger and even instructing them ('Hey you guys! No playing in the street'), he also longs for a more regular, selfish life.