Category Archives: Super Movie Monday

Super Movie Monday – The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), Part 1

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Tony Frazier

Five years after Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3 came out to critical and fan disdain, Sony decided to release a new Spider-Man film. It’s easy to understand why they would take such a step; despite its critical drubbing, Spider-Man 3 made … Continue reading →

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Super Movie Monday – Spider-Man 3, Part 3

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Tony Frazier

Wrapping up our three-part in-depth look at Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3. When we left off, Peter and Harry had just had a knock-down, drag-out fight which ended with Harry blowed up real good with his own grenade. And as I … Continue reading →

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Super Movie Monday – Spider-Man 3, Part 2

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Tony Frazier

Continuing our in-depth recap of Spider-Man 3 from 2007, starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst and directed by Sam Raimi. Last time, everything was going well for Spidey. Peter was dating the girl of his dreams, doing well in school, … Continue reading →

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Super Movie Monday: Spider-Man 3, Part 1

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Tony Frazier

Continuing our look at the Spider-Man films of Sam Raimi. Third films have bad reputations. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock wasn’t horrible, but felt inconsequential after The Wrath of Khan, and also took back the powerful ending of … Continue reading →

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Super Movie Monday – Spider-Man 2, Part 3

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Tony Frazier

Wrapping up our three-part look back at Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2, released in 2004 from Sony/Columbia Pictures. When I do these recaps, I tend to rewatch certain scenes a lot as I search for a good frame to capture, and … Continue reading →

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Super Movie Monday – Spider-Man 2, Part 2

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Tony Frazier

Continuing our look back at Sony/Columbia’s 2004 sequel, Spider-Man 2. So last time, Dr. Otto Octavius’s fusion reaction experiment had created a miniature sun that killed his wife and nearly killed him and a bunch of other observers, including Harry … Continue reading →

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Super Movie Monday – Spider-Man 2, Part 1

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Tony Frazier

Yes, I know, it’s been forever since I did one of these, and even longer since I covered the first Spider-Man movie. But I’m going to try to do this again; let’s see if this leads me to resume duties … Continue reading →

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Scary Movie Monday – Fiend Without a Face

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Tony Frazier

Hey, we’re back with some more scary movies for Halloween. I actually started to recap this particular film last year, but ended up not finishing, so I held it over for this year. Today we’ll be featuring 1958’s Fiend Without … Continue reading →

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Scary Movie Monday: The X From Outer Space

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Tony Frazier

Like last week’s film, this one is available via the Criterion Collection on Hulu Plus. The X From Outer Space is an oddball Japanese film from 1967, produced by Japanese studio Shochiku. Shochiku is a very old studio that actually … Continue reading →

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Scary Movie Monday – The Blob (1958)

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Tony Frazier

So here we go, trying this once again. In 1958, movie audiences were treated to a new kind of movie monster. Instead of a werewolf or vampire or creature made from pieces of dead men, The Blob featured a giant … Continue reading →

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