Sam Raimi Ranked: Our Favorite Films + Deep Cuts

This week on At The Show Podcast, Yumper and The Sugar Baggy dive headfirst into the wild, chaotic, and surprisingly emotional filmography of Sam Raimi. Before getting into the madness, we kick things off with what we’ve been watching lately — from Gran Torino and Highlander to Sinners — and hit any movie news worth talking about (or skip it if Hollywood’s being boring).

Then it’s time for Sam Raimi Movies!!! Da Movies!!!
We break down Raimi’s career far beyond just Evil Dead and Spider-Man, digging into his range across genres: sports drama, bleak thrillers, operatic westerns, cult horror, and blockbuster superheroes. We talk budgets vs box office, how these movies were made, what worked, what didn’t, and why Raimi’s style always punches harder than you expect.

Episodes covered include:

  • For Love of the Game — a baseball movie that’s secretly about time, regret, and legacy

  • A Simple Plan — one of the bleakest morality tales of the ’90s

  • The Quick and the Dead — a Spaghetti Western on pure Raimi adrenaline

  • Darkman — Raimi’s DIY superhero before superheroes ruled Hollywood

  • Drag Me to Hell — gross, hilarious, and mean in the best way

  • The Gift — stacked cast, southern gothic vibes, and psychic dread

  • Spider-Man 2 — one of the greatest superhero movies ever made

  • Plus Raimi’s producer role on Timecop and how his fingerprints still show up

Along the way, we dig into insane behind-the-scenes stories, casting what-ifs, studio interference, box-office battles, practical effects chaos, and why Raimi remains one of the most influential genre filmmakers of the last 40+ years.

If you love horror, superhero movies, cult classics, or just hearing two people obsess over filmmaking details — this one’s for you.

Stick around for final thoughts, plugs, and Sugar Baggy’s soundtrack pick of the week.

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