SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME finally embraces great responsibility
by Ryan Silberstein, Red Herring and Rosalie Kicks, The Old Sport
Three is a magic number.
by Ryan Silberstein, Red Herring and Rosalie Kicks, The Old Sport
Three is a magic number.
by “Doc” Hunter Bush, Staff Writer
Well here at Everything Old Is New Again, we’re down with down time, so long as its spend with a movie or TV series (and, following protocol, that it be based on some pre-existing concept, movie, book, or what have you).
Directed by Jon Watts (2017)
by Francis Friel, The Projectionist
Turns out we did need yet another First Spider-Man Movie after all. Homecoming marks the debut joint-jawn from Sony & Marvel Studios, the first step towards bridging the IP gap that has defined the disenfranchised franchise’s favorite little orphan’s adventures since it was announced years back that Spider-Man, The X-Men, and the Fantastic Four might one day be brought back into the Feige Fold. While those other bozos can pretty much rot for all I care, I always knew better things could be done with Spider-Man. He’s a dynamic character, bright and flashy and full of energy. Raimi’s trilogy was a mess (the great Spider-Man 2 besides). And I know I’m in the minority (maybe?), but I liked The Amazing Spider-Man for what it was, and even though The Amazing Spider-Man 2 had its moments. But they weren’t good movies. They were big and bloated and lopsided in every direction. One thing they got right, though, was the goofiness of the character. He’s just a kid, after all.
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