Sam Raimi currently has a new film out in cinemas! What better time than now to deconstruct his career; most celebrated for, but not limited to, his genre-defining works of horror. You can view the following as both a ranking of, and a semi-comprehensive guide to, the incomparable work of one of Hollywood’s most influential genre-filmmakers.
From his early days at Walt Disney Animation to his work producing and directing episodes of Wednesday, Tim Burton has had his own distinctive qualities. He loves jagged checkerboard patterns, straight out of German impressionist films. He sympathizes with monsters and weirdos, especially when contrasting their sincerity to 1950s kitsch.
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