"2022 saw the release of Sam Raimi's first movie in nearly 10 years, so it's no surprise that many in the film community took the opportunity to celebrate one of our finest pop auteurs, a director whose work has over time become so iconic that it's easy to take his unique style and artfulness for granted.
After all, how many filmmakers today making either low-budget schlocky horror films or big studio blockbusters have even a fraction of the artistry and craft Raimi brought to classics such as his "Evil Dead" and "Spider-Man" trilogies? And not only that, where are the auteurs primarily known for working within a certain genre who can branch out and direct films as different as a modern spaghetti western or a grounded crime drama, and do both just as well?
That's Raimi for you – a hugely gifted artist always worthy of celebrating."
