Big Al Reviews
Movie reviews and more by Albert DeSantis
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Transformers (’07 review)

4 out of 5 For some reason, “summer blockbuster” has become a bit of a dirty word. It implies all flash and no substance. With Transformers, directed by Mr. All-Flash And No Substance Himself, Michael Bay, and its based on a Hasbro toy-line, one would assume that it’s a typical summer blockbuster with “all flash…
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

5 outta 5 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is a fantastic sequel to the already fantastic Into the Spider-Verse. It takes the incredible animation style of the first film and evolves into several different visually lush and amazing looking universes. The film has huge dramatic beats and large-scale action, but it also remembers to keep things…
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Blog: Trippin’ ’round the Spider-Verse

I’ve been spinning the dial of the various Spider-Man animated series as a lead-up to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (and reposted my Into the Spider-Verse review here). Mostly because a few of these versions (Unlimited and Spectacular) are in Across the Spider-Verse and with an infinite multiverse everything is canon, even if they don’t appear.…