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Earth's Mightiest Critics cement our cinematic symbiosis with a retrospective review of Spider-Man 3!

Sam Raimi's 2007 blockbuster is notorious for being one of the worst superhero movies ever made--but does it deserve all that...venom?

Aided by clearer heads and the passage of time, Ian and Don & Will of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast look back on a movie with too many villains, too many subplots, and too much emo jazz improv. It may also be, according to Ian after a recent re-watch, an imperfectly perfect capper to the Raimi trilogy!

This in-depth discussion runs the full spectrum of criticism--from mega-fan to mega-hater to middle-of-the-web moderate. We break down the history of the third (and rumored-at-the-time fourth) installment; address the "Gwen Stacy Problem"; and explore the alternate universes in which this movie fires on several more cylinders!

Show Links:

• Watch the Spider-Man 3 (2007) trailer.

• Listen to Cinephile Hissy Fit's take on the Raimi / Maguire Spider-Man trilogy.

• See why Ian has sworn off new Superhero movies and TV shows for a year.

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  • Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…

    • ...and 25YL

    • ...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.

  • Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.

  • Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.

  • Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics.

    • ...and Movieweb

  • And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.

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