Category: Spider-Man
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day
5 outta 5 Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the 4th Spider-Man film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and is probably more of a character drama than previous MCU Spider-Man movies. Considering that Homecoming is a high school coming-of-age comedy, Far From Home is a full-on sitcom road trip movie and No Way Home is a…
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Spider-Man: No Way Home (’21 review)
5 outta 5 Spider-Man: No Way Home is a culmination of not only the Spider-Man story in the Marvel Cinematic Universe but also a full-on victory lap for all the Spider-Man movies. Considering the series kicked off with 2002’s Spider-Man and spawned about a dozen different films, that is a remarkably deep well to pull…
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Spider-Man: Far From Home (’19 review)
4 outta 5 Spider-Man: Far From Home is technically the 8th Spider-Man film (or 9th, give or take a Venom) and Far From Home proves he is still a viable character. By film rights owner Sony lending the character to Marvel Studios, it has allowed Spider-Man to be a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe…
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Spider-Man: Homecoming (’17 review)
4 outta 5 There have been numerous attempts at Spider-Man since 2002. After diminishing returns on the (unjustly maligned) The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Sony, who holds the movie rights to Spider-Man, came to an agreement with Marvel to restart the character (again) and integrate him into the creatively fertile, and mega box office earning, Marvel…
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Kraven The Hunter
3 outta 5 Kraven The Hunter is the latest, and potentially final, attempt by Sony Pictures to spin off various Spider-Man characters into their own franchise, without actually using the webbed wall-crawler himself. The Venom series has been consistently fun and wacky throughout all three installments, although it has been more mixed (to say politely)…
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Venom: The Last Dance
4 outta 5 Venom: The Last Dance is a fun entry into a comic book superhero series that has always been a bit askew. It offers more spectacle than the first film although it isn’t as full on crazy as the second film was. This movie strips out a few elements from the series that…
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Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021 review)
4 outta 5 Venom: Let There Be Carnage noticeably improves upon its predecessor by leaning into how ridiculously crazy the concept is. Tonally it bounces all over the place, much like how the lead character is bouncing off the walls arguing with himself. Somewhat surprisingly, there is a genuinely effective thematic core here about toxic…
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Venom (2018 review)
3 outta 5 Venom is a movie that could easily be called dumb, cheesy and corny. But that is not necessarily bad. Cheesy is still be enjoyable even as the horror movie serious elements clash mostly with the comedy elements. This is a bit strange because director Ruben Fleischer deftly mixed horror and comedy in…
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Madame Web
3 outta 5 Madame Web, the latest attempt by Sony pictures to spin-off multiple Spider-Man supporting characters into their own franchise is ok. Its not terrible or terrific. It has nifty moments, lots of pointless bits and is a tad too long even at under 2 hours. This is basically a supernatural vision of the…
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Best of 2023 Films
Honourable Mentions: Godzilla Minus One, Dream Scenario, Flash, Cocaine Bear, Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe, Asteroid City, Air, M3GAN, Next Goal Wins, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Evil Dead Rise, Sisu 10. The Creator Director Gareth Edwards (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) creates a compelling narrative about humanity versus AI, and how the…
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