#328: Into the Raimiverse, Pt. 1: Army of Darkness

The Next Picture Show

Telegraph Road Productions

Tv & Film, Film Reviews, Film History

4.6 • 819 Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Unlike so much of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the newest Doctor Strange entry carries the unmistakable stamp of its director, Sam Raimi, so we’re preparing to enter the Multiverse of Madness next week with a film that’s an undiluted hit of Raimi: the third entry in the Evil Dead trilogy, 1993’s ARMY OF DARKNESS. We’re joined by our longtime friend and colleague Matt Singer to revisit a film he calls the “pure essence” of Raimi, which makes up for its lack of deeper themes and nuanced character work with a commitment to fun, cartoonish excess that could be looked at as a deconstruction of heroism — or perhaps fun, cartoonish excess for its own sake is the point. Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about ARMY OF DARKNESS, DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, or anything else in the world of film, by sending an email to [email protected]. We may respond to it on our Patreon (patreon.com/NextPictureShow), where you can also find bonus episodes, recommendations, and more. Show Notes Works Cited: • “Every Sam Raimi Movie, Ranked From Worst To Best” by Matt Singer (screencrush.com) • “Stop Telling Me to Turn My Brain Off During Movies” by Matt Singer (screencrush.com) Outro music: Sufjan Stevens, “Sugar” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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