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Spider-Man: No Way Home review – a fun, more-is-more return to the multiverse

Tom Holland’s third outing as the puppyish web-slinger is endearing and chock-full of eye-popping spectacle

T he greatest hits approach to this climactic episode of Tom Holland ’s incarnation as the web-slinger delivers an overflowing, funnel-web cornucopia of treats for Spider-fans. But amid numerous references to Spideys past, the key influence is the one that is most likely to shape the future of the franchise, 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse . While that thrillingly inventive animation remains the standout film from the Spider-canon – it’s a sleek, conceptually elegant thing compared to No Way Home ’s cluttered, more-is-more approach – here, director Jon Watts harnesses the idea of the “multiverse” (an infinite number of parallel universes, each with their own Spider-Man) and satisfyingly puts it to work in the service of a live-action version of the spider saga. It’s all very meta and self-referential; screenwriters Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers hoover up memorable lines from past movies and serve them with a flourish and an exaggerated wink to the audience. It’s also a good deal of fun.

The story starts immediately after the events at the conclusion of 2019’s Spider-Man: Far from Home ; the dying Mysterio has leaked the identity of the boy beneath the lycra. And thanks to social media-stoked suspicion and conspiracy theories, Peter Parker’s name is mud. He seeks out the help of Doctor Strange , and discovers that although Benedict Cumberbatch’s character may be able to perform magic, sarcasm remains his superpower. Meanwhile, Parker’s appeal continues to be his endearing, puppyish enthusiasm. And for all the Avengers: Endgame -style onslaught of effects and action here, it’s Spidey’s sweetness that is the USP.

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No Way Home stuck the tricky landing.

It's the next Avengers: Endgame . It's bigger than Avengers: Endgame, because it combines 20 years of movies, instead of 10. It's the movie that will save cinema, and it features the best best-friend handshake of all time.

Prepare for all of those hot takes and more right here in CNET's global spoiler-packed review of Spider-Man: No Way Home , available to buy and watch at home on Vudu now (and coming to Blu-ray and DVD April 12). The third Tom Holland Spider-Man movie broke box office records , and the reviews are, for the most part, radiant. It's the crowd-pleasing, fan-servicing Spider-Man bonanza years in the making, and somehow it sticks the landing.

Check out how CNET staffers reacted to Spider-Man: No Way Home below.

'A masterclass'

Spider-Man: No Way Home is a masterclass in balancing MCU Peter Parker's story with nearly 20 years of legacy elements. Green Goblin is particularly intense, and Willem Dafoe is clearly having an amazing time being a total monster. Ditching the silly flight suit was a wise move; the new look lets Dafoe do plenty of face acting and brings him much closer to the horrible comics version of the character.

The arrival of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield Peters was magnificently timed, bringing hope in a super dark moment. It was fun to catch up with Maguire after 14 years – I was super relieved he and MJ stuck together. However, Garfield reminds us that he's the most talented actor to play the role (but got stuck with a mess of a movie in The Amazing Spider-Man 2); he oozes charm every moment he's on screen.

-- Sean Keane, London

'Best bit: Charlie Cox's pitch-perfect Matt Murdock cameo'

Pretty much everything you've read about in the online rumor mills is in the film – even the now-iconic midair fight, which has its missing characters airbrushed back in. The result is that, much as with an Apple press event when all the news has leaked ahead of time, the surprises aren't really all that surprising, even if they're still pretty cool.

The three Spider-Men do what they came to, although I would have liked to see more Maguire-Garfield interaction as a pair of fish-out-of-water (universe?) heroes, and they could have clawed back some excess Happy Hogan screen time. One of the film's best grace notes is how the characters from the first two Spider-verses are stunned that magic (of the Dr. Strange variety) exists on Earth-616 ( or is it Earth-199999 ?). In fact, in the film's denouement, Spider-Tom resets himself to something closer to those more grounded incarnations, with a hand-sewn suit and a new shabby neighborhood to patrol. Best bit: Charlie Cox's pitch-perfect Matt Murdock cameo. Worst bit: They couldn't find a spot for 1970's TV Spider-Man Nicholas Hammond .

-- Dan Ackerman, New York

'Redemption'

I've always said Avengers: Endgame is the best MCU movie because it's the movie that pulls from more than a decade of movies to make an amazing and coherent movie. Then we have No Way Home, and it does that even one better. It combines three different universes that were never meant to tie together, and it just works.

What I appreciate the most about No Way Home is how much redemption this film provided for Andrew Garfield and Jamie Foxx. These are two great actors who were put into a bad sequel, but they were given another shot. Foxx establishes himself as the smoothest supervillain Spider-Man ever faced, while Garfield gives everything that you want from a great hero. I think the biggest compliment for No Way Home is that it's easily on the same level as Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which many consider to be the best Spider-Man movie.

-- Oscar Gonzalez, New York

'Sense of closure'

No Way Home is not only an excellent movie on its own, but it somehow retroactively makes prior movies — going back to the original Tobey Maguire trilogy — better. The film could have easily brought in the cast of the previous films in one-off cameos, but No Way Home brilliantly incorporates many of these characters so they're critical to the plot and the development of Tom Holland's Spider-Man.

Andrew Garfield, as mentioned, was dealt a poor film, and the way the film resolved his arc by saving Tom Holland's MJ (after, spoilers, losing Gwen Stacy the same way) was powerful, as was seeing Maguire stop Holland from killing Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin. Little grace notes like Maguire reconnecting with Alfred Molina's Doc Ock and Garfield talking with Jamie Foxx's Electro were nice moments that offered a cathartic sense of closure.

The ending, when Holland's Spider-Man opts to live in a world where no one remembers his Peter Parker, brings back that classic down-on-his-luck character that doesn't have the luxury and Stark technology or aid from the Avengers. By turning the "Home" trilogy into an extended origin story, it lets us better appreciate the films while getting hyped up for what's next.

-- Roger Cheng, New York

'Incredibly moving'

I'm struck by this film's emotional impact. Not only was it thrilling to see the three Spider-Men come together, but it was also incredibly moving to watch them relate to one another's pain and loss. Nothing makes a superhero more relatable than the problems they can't solve, and their struggles with accepting a fate they can't change.

I loved the advice the older Spider-Men gave to Tom Holland's character to never become bitter about what's happened in the past, because it won't fix anything. It made me think about how everyone watching in that theater had surely experienced some form of loss and grief, and we could all take a moment to disconnect from that pain and find comfort in these characters – and, by extension, in each other.

-- Abrar Al-Heeti, San Francisco

'Real stakes'

My favorite thing about this film is its commitment to real stakes and the consequences that come with them. It would have been easy for the writers to have come up with a quick fix from Dr. Strange to make a happy-ending all around, but Peter is forced to make a real sacrifice and give up the things that are most important to him.

The dynamic between the three Spider-Men was absolutely brilliant. Some people might think that the "joke" got old during their dialogues (for example, how the eldest Spider-Man's superhero body could actually make webbing), but I was eating up every minute of it. All three absolutely nailed their characters, and where they realistically could have been in their lives this many years later. Though this proved once and for all what I've always thought: Andrew Garfield is the king of all Spider-Men.

-- Andy Altman, San Francisco

'Blending vibes'

If there's one thing you absolutely need to give this film credit for, it's how seamlessly it blended the vibe of each Peter and his film set. Tobey Maguire's mature Peter has always held more of the weight of this responsibility, so it felt all the more rewarding to see him as a sage mentor for not just Tom Holland's Spider-Man, but also Andrew Garfield's. Meanwhile, Garfield's Peter was easily the most troubled, so to see him finally shed the emotional baggage and guilt in No Way Home felt right.

Yes, this is me echoing all the demands for an Amazing Spider-Man 3.

Tom Holland himself did a lot of heavy lifting, but I think it was most important to have No Way Home bring back Peter's wild science brain. From mid-dimension mathematics through to developing cures for not one, but five different ailments, Peter grounds himself in science in a world that feels more magic than reality half the time. Science gives him something to hold onto.

-- Steph Panecasio, Sydney

'Educational'

No Way Home turned out to be an incredibly educational movie. It taught me several things. The golden ratio is a unique mathematical relationship that can be found in the natural world. Tobey Maguire is 46 (and still in incredible Spidey form). And, unequivocally, Andrew Garfield is the best Spider-Man ever and The Amazing Spider-Man 3 needs to happen. Please look up #MakeTASM3 for more information.

-- Jennifer Bisset, Sydney

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‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Review: Worlds Wide Web

This charming sequel to the 2018 animated movie expands the multiverse concept, without shamelessly capitalizing on fan service.

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An animated scene of the character Mile Morales, as Spider-Man, shooting a web from his hand.

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Question: How many Spider-Men does it take to make a successful multiverse sequel?

I’m not certain, but it might be the countless number of Spideys that appear in the delightful “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.”

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A follow-up to the appropriately lauded “ Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse ,” this animated movie takes place a year after the Brooklyn teen and newly minted Spider-Man, Miles Morales (voiced again by Shameik Moore), was bitten by a radioactive spider. In “Into the Spider-Verse,” from 2018, Miles learned how to be his city’s friendly neighborhood Spider-Man with the help of five other Spider-heroes — all different Spidey incarnations transported from their original universes after a super collider explosion tore through the multiverse. Now Miles is 15, and though he has a handle on his powers, he’s struggling to balance academics with his extracurricular hero work, on top of the usual adolescent woes.

As Miles’s parents get increasingly suspicious about their son’s double life, he has to fend off the pesky villain Spot (Jason Schwartzman, as the perfect goober), who powers up into a “transdimensional super-being” who poses a real threat to the multiverse.

In her separate universe Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld), a.k.a. Spider-Woman, Miles’s pal and quasi-romantic interest from the first film, joins a task force of multiverse-jumping heroes called the Spider Society. They chase anomalies stuck in the wrong world in missions led by the brooding Spider-Man 2099, Miguel O’Hara (Oscar Isaac). But once Gwen and Miles reunite, and Miles discovers the Spider Society, he finds out he might actually be the real threat to the Spider-Verse.

“Spider-Verse” achieves the challenging task of building a sequel that not only replicates the charms of the first film but also expands the multiverse concept, the main characters and the stakes, without overinflating the premise or shamelessly capitalizing on fan service. In other words, “Across the Spider-Verse” pulls off a “ Spider-Man: No Way Home ,” the Tom Holland vehicle that also played with alternate versions of Spider-Man, better than “No Way Home” did. That includes its inclusion of clips and cameos from former animated and live-action Spider-Man media, which nicely cohere with the rest of the film.

The Spider Society, with its delightfully bizarre potpourri of spider-entities (i.e., a Spider-Cowboy, Spider-Cat, Spider-Baby and Spider-Dinosaur), offers many opportunities for the movie to show off a compelling blend of visual gags, palettes and animation styles. The eye-catching action sequences among the Spider-folk serve the delectable chaos of a meme ( yes, that pointing meme ) exploded in a big-screen format.

Each Spidey we encounter, even briefly, is fully realized, and a welcome addition to the story, even for those who might not pick up on the deep-cut references to the ’80s and ’90s comics. Pavitr Prabhakar (Karan Soni), a.k.a. Spider-Man India, is designed with nods to contemporary Indian fashion. Spider-Punk (Daniel Kaluuya), a contrarian cool-guy rocker with combat boots, piercings and a devil-may-care attitude, is drawn in the wild 2-D-collage style of album covers, concert fliers and zines from the ’80s London punk scene. And the way they move — Pavitr’s fluid web-slinging, Spider-Punk’s stomps and thrashing and Gwen’s graceful acrobatics and en pointe landings — express as much about the characters as the buoyant dialogue and highly stylized character designs.

That’s not even counting the work of the impressive voice cast. Issa Rae brings an affable tough-love vibe to her pregnant, kinky-haired, motorcycle-riding Spider-Woman Jessica Drew. And Isaac, who brings as an exacting a performance as he did in the Disney+ series “Moon Knight,” is well-cast as the slightly unhinged and self-serious Spider-Man, à la the Dark Knight.

Steinfeld’s Gwen, a fan fave, thankfully gets more spotlight in this film, which delves deeper into her tragic back story and her feelings of displacement in her world, particularly in her own home. She gets a driving pop-punk theme — part of a killer soundtrack raging with rock, hip-hop and reggaeton — and a stunning color-streaked aesthetic, with soft pinks and lavenders and heavy brushstrokes, creating an almost immersive comic book experience.

The directing team, Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson, builds a beautifully realistic, multicultural New York through details: a wheelchair basketball game in full swing on a nearby court, or a shelf of beef patties displayed in a Jamaican bodega.

Both “Spider-Verse” films, in what will be a trilogy, create dimension in these kinds of details, and I don’t just mean the animation. (Though, to be fair, the infinite reach of the city skyline, as viewed upside down from Gwen and Miles’s purview , is a satisfying visual callback to the first film and its own illustrative feat.) The dimension is in the thrust of the story itself.

This isn’t just another multiverse slogfest but a bildungsroman. Because what else is adolescence but a confrontation with the various possibilities in life, the infinite selves you can be? It’s about figuring out one’s identity — superhero or otherwise — and finding a place to belong. The fact that Miles and Gwen also shoot webs and swing around skyscrapers is incidental to their emotional arcs in the film.

“Spider-Verse” also asks intriguing questions about the limitations of the canon, and whether tragedy is a prerequisite for a Spider-Man origin story — the death of an Uncle Ben or Aunt May or Uncle Aaron. And whether trauma completely defines these heroes — and, if so, if they can find kinship in that.

The most disappointing part of “Spider-Verse” is the merciless cliffhanger of an ending, ushering the film into a tradition of two-parters with too much story and too little time to tell it. But “Across the Spider-Verse” is never dull, nor precious with its characters and comedy. Which I suppose just proves that when it comes to a Spidey census, two’s a team, three’s a party and hundreds is a multiverse crawling with opportunities.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Rated PG. Running time: 2 hours 20 minutes. In theaters.

Audio produced by Tally Abecassis .

Maya Phillips is a critic at large. She is the author of “NERD: Adventures in Fandom From This Universe to the Multiverse” and the poetry collection “Erou.” More about Maya Phillips

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Looking for a guide on the best Spider-Man movies? You've come to the right place.

Below, we've rounded up every live-action and animated Spider-Man-starring film, debated which ones we think are some of the best superhero movies around (and those that aren't), and ranked them from worst to best. So, if you've been wondering where 2002's Spider-Man sits when compared to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – the newest addition to our guide on how to watch the Spider-Man movies in order – you'll want to read on.

Something to note before we begin: we haven't included any team-up missions here, so don't expect to find Captain America: Civil War , Avengers: Infinity War , or Avengers: Endgame below. We haven't included any films starring Spidey's rogues gallery of villains, such as Venom , either, but that might change in the future.

Without further ado, then, these are the best Spider-Man movies, ranked from worst to best.

Best Spider-Man movies: 10 to 6

10. the amazing spider-man 2 (2014).

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is a messy follow-up to Andrew Garfield's first outing as the legendary wallcrawler. It's a scattered film with an unsatisfying plot, and it actually could've benefitted from a more pared-down approach like its predecessor.

It's not short on villains, packing in Electro (Jamie Foxx), the Green Goblin (Dane DeHaan) and, to a lesser extent, the Rhino (Paul Giamatti), but none of them really stand out. Additionally, it was also a mistake for the film to try and re-tread the ground of Peter Parker and Harry Osborn's friendship – something explored so comprehensively in Sam Raimi's beloved trilogy.

Given what came before, the two Amazing Spider-Man movies feel inessential, and the running plot thread in these two films about what happened to Peter's parents feels weirdly off-brand – not to mention boring for a Spider-Man story.

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Still, Garfield's excellent portrayal of the wallcrawler deserved a better final movie than this. The chemistry he shared with Emma Stone's Gwen Stacy was the highlight of this duology and, save for Garfield's crowd-pleasing return in Spider-Man: No Way Home , it's a slight disappointment that his Spider-Man films weren't as good as what came before or after them. Definitely not one of the best Spider-Man movies around.

9. Spider-Man 3 (2007)

Spider-Man 3 's issues are well-documented. The laughable (but meme-worthy) dancing, the overload of villains, and the film's messy structure ensured that the final instalment in Maguire and Raimi's webhead trilogy ended it on a sour note.

The film isn't a total write-off, but it lacks the strong characterization of the first two movies, which focused on a single villain with a believable motivation, and made Peter Parker's personal life fit around that to interesting dramatic effect.

Instead, Tobey Maguire's Parker is (deliberately) harder to like, and the introduction of Venom to the series was a bit botched. It feels like a film that had too many cooks behind-the-scenes, and seemed to be the nail in the proverbial coffin for this film series overall (a fourth movie had been in the works before Raimi departed it in 2010).

Still, given how The Amazing Spider-Man movies turned out, we can't help but wish Raimi had one more roll of the dice to get Spidey back on track with a fourth movie.

8. The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

A perfectly fine reboot of the webslinger's film series saw Garfield assume the mantle of Peter Parker and convincingly bring his own vibe to the webslinger.

Unfortunately, The Amazing Spider-Man lacked a fundamentally different and interesting creative angle to the Raimi movies, and only seemed to exist at all because Sony Pictures felt that a reboot was necessary. It wasn't, in our view, but money talks.

Rhys Ifans made for a decent enough villain as Curt Connors, aka the Lizard, and Garfield and Stone's on-screen relationship fizzes and sparkles with energy. The world just didn't really need The Amazing Spider-Man , though, and the end result showed. And the less said about turning Parker into a skateboarding, semi-popular kid, the better.

7. Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

Spider-Man: Far From Home was the perfect post- Avengers: Endgame tonic. Peter Parker (Tom Holland) takes a school trip to Venice and tries to win the heart of MJ (Zendaya) – albeit in the deeply sanitized and un-horny way we've come to expect from the MCU.

Along the way he encounters Quintin Beck, better known as Mysterio, who (spoilers!) is essentially a con artist masquerading as a superhero, and who has an axe to grind with Tony Stark. Yep, another villain who owes their existence to the now-deceased Iron Man. Still, Mysterio is brought to life with real gusto by a fun Jake Gyllenhaal, and it's a pity that he's killed off by the film's finale.

While the way Mysterio is introduced as a hero works really well, Far From Home definitely lacks the impact of the Raimi movies on an emotional level. It treads a lot of the ground that its predecessor – Spider-Man: Homecoming – did, too, which isn't what you want from a sequel that's supposed to build on what came before.

That said, the ending reveal, which features JK Simmons reprising his role as J Jonah Jameson from the Raimi films was a big surprise to many, and set up the events of No Way Home nicely. All in all, a middling entry in our best Spider-Man movies guide.

6. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

The MCU's Spider-Man made an strong debut in Captain America: Civil War as Stark's thankless protégé, tasked with fighting a bunch of rogue Avengers in Leipzig airport, Germany.

As a follow-up film to Civil War 's events, Spider-Man: Homecoming definitely brings the best out of Holland's Marty McFly-esque Peter Parker, and actually explores what student life is like for Spidey, which the previous movie series didn't lean into as heavily. It's also fun to explore Holland's Parker and Jacob Batalon's Ned Leeds' friendship, which hasn't been examined in live-action before the 2017 flick, either.

Michael Keaton's Vulture is a pretty solid villain with an interesting working class edge and the subject of a great twist. The brief appearances from Robert Downey Jr's Tony Stark, too, help to root Homecoming in the MCU further. This flick does feel a bit safe overall but, given the poor critical reception to The Amazing Spider-Man franchise, playing it safe wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

Best Spider-Man movies: 5 to 1

5. spider-man (2002).

Fox's 2000 X-Men movie (read more in our X-Men movies in order guide) came first and set the stage for the superhero boom in the early 2000s, but 2002's Spider-Man felt like the real start of how the genre has established itself in the mainstream over the last 23 years.

Raimi's first film set a template of putting the hero's personal life at the center of the story, with the superhero action growing out of that. Almost every MCU movie has followed a similar format since so, while 2002's Spider-Man isn't a part of that (well, it technically is now, thanks to No Way Hom e), it pioneered the formula that has made the MCU the cinematic juggernaut that it is today.

Tobey Maguire's affable Spidey was spot-on casting and, while Willem Dafoe is often mocked for a touch of overacting as Norman Osborn's Green Goblin, everything about this film felt right. It makes for a highly enjoyable re-watch almost two decades later, and will always feel like the primary on-screen version of Spidey to a certain generation.

4. Spider-Man: No Way Home

It may be the second of two Spider-Man multiverse movies to arrive in theaters (and it's not as good as the other one, which we'll get to), but Spider-Man: No Way Home is certainly the strongest of the Tom Holland era.

Holland revels in his funnier and slightly darker take on Spider-Man, utilizing his full range of emotions to deliver an extremely poignant, comical, and moving performance in what may be his final outing as the iconic hero. The return of multiple Spidey villains in Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin, Alfred Molina's Doc Ock, Jamie Foxx's Electro, Rhys Ifans' Lizard, and Thomas Hayden Church's Sandman may have led to No Way Home befalling a similar fate as The Amazing Spider-Man 2 . But, here, they're all given ample time to flex their muscles and feel necessary to the story.

No Way Home is an action-packed, humorous and emotional gut-punch of a movie that arguably wouldn't be in our top three even if Holland was the only Spider-Man on screen. But, with Maguire and Garfield reprising their roles as the beloved superhero – a decision that proves to be more than just pure fan service as it gives both Spider-Men some much needed closure to their own turns as the webhead – No Way Home catapults itself into our hearts and into fourth place on our best Spider-Man movies list.

A truly breath taking film that'll have Spider-Man fans cheering wildly, laughing uncontrollably, and even shedding a tear or two.

3. Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Raimi's dual focus on Peter Parker's personal and superhero lives is perfected in one of the greatest superhero movies of all-time in this 2004 sequel.

Alfred Molina's Doc Ock is a brilliantly-conceived, tragic villain – a scientist with good intentions, who ends up terrorizing New York after his wife is killed in an accident, and his brain is warped by a chip that alters his behavior. And yep, he has robot arms, which must have been a nightmare for Molina to work with but, ultimately, brought Doc Ock to life on the big screen in an identical way to how he's portrayed in the comics.

Meanwhile, Spider-Man 2 explores the idea of Parker stepping away from the limelight of being the iconic webhead when it all gets a bit too much, which is lifted from the famous 'Spider-Man: No More!' story in the comics. The film also features numerous great set pieces – most memorably Spider-Man's efforts to stop a runaway train by firing as many webs off as possible in order to stop it after a pulsating one-on-one fight with Doc Ock.

This is probably as good as live-action Spidey movies will ever get, but No Way Home certainly gave it a run for its money.

2. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

As well as being one of the nicest-looking animated films ever made – that animated comic book aesthetic is right on the money – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is a funny, inventive and well-written crossover movie of multiple Spider-folk.

Here, this universe's version of Peter Parker (Chris Pine) dies at the hands of the Kingpin, and young student Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) steps up to replace the iconic webslinger.

Except he's not alone. Miles is soon joined by another universe's slightly less perfect, dadbod-bearing Peter B Parker (Jake Johnson), and other Spider-heroes from across different realities, including Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld), Spider-Ham (Jon Mulaney), Peni Parker (Kimiko Glenn), and Spider-Man Noir (Nicolas Cage). The quintet, though, need to get back to their realities or they'll die in Miles' world (they can't survive in another hero's dimension), so the group team up to take Kingpin's Super Collider project down so they can return home.

Not only is this a great, ambitious sci-fi spin on a superhero team-up movie, it's incredibly heartfelt, with terrific characterization across the board. It's one of the best animated movies ever made, and set the stage for No Way Home and the MCU in general.

1. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

It might have seemed impossible to improve on the aesthetic, rich themes, laugh out loud humor, and emotional relatability of Into the Spider-Verse . Somehow, though, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse elevates every aspect of its predecessor.

Set 16 months after Into the Spider-Verse , the now-teenage Miles embarks on a new multiverse-spanning mission – alongside returning friend/love interest Gwen Stacy – to tackle a new threat. However, when Miles butts heads with Miguel O'Hara/Spider-Man 2099, the self-elected leader of the Spider Society (which keeps the Spider-Verse safe from interdimensional threats), things get way out of control and then some.

A delightfully darker sequel to its multi-award winning forebear, Across the Spider-Verse is a stunning piece of cinema. In our Across the Spider-Verse review , we said it "fulfils its ambitious promise to deliver an amazing follow-up to its 2018 predecessor" and "makes for an animated movie unlike anything we've seen before". If that doesn't help it take top spot in our best Spider-Man movies guide, we're not sure what will.

Oh, and once you've seen it in theaters, be sure to read our Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ending explained article to see how it sets up 2024's Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse .

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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse might be the best superhero movie of the past five years, and even if not, it is absolutely the single most influential superhero movie of recent times. That influence extends across both live-action (with the Marvel Cinematic Universe fully aping the movie's multiversal magic in Spider-Man: No Way Home ) and animation (where its energetic mash-up of different visual styles and eye-popping colors have been embraced by other recent cartoon standouts like Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and The Mitchells vs. The Machines ). Needless to say, the bar for the long-awaited Spider-Verse sequel has thus been raised very high.

Now that it's finally here after pandemic delays, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse totally exceeds expectations when it comes to visual aesthetic and character development. Where the first movie was a coming-of-age story about how fun it is to become Spider-Man, this movie is about how hard it is to actually be Spider-Man — day in and day out, making all kinds of sacrifices to live up to the awesome responsibility of the mantle.

That's not the only thing different about the storytelling this time around, either. While Miles Morales ( Shameik Moore ) is still a major focus, the central POV of Across the Spider-Verse actually shifts over to his friend from another dimension, Gwen Stacy, a.k.a. Spider-Woman ( Hailee Steinfeld ). It's a refreshing change!

In EW's original review of Into the Spider-Verse , writer Darren Franich criticized how that movie still spent so much time on the original Peter Parker character even as it elevated new heroes like Gwen and Miles. Thankfully, that's not as much of a problem this time around. Although Peter does pop up again, still voiced by a hilariously frazzled Jake Johnson , he mostly serves as a funny parody of new parents who can't stop making everyone look at baby pictures on their phone.

Across the Spider-Verse spends much more time with Gwen, unpacking her traumatic backstory with the Peter Parker of her dimension and delving into her difficult relationship with her police captain dad (Shea Wigham), who feels duty-bound to pursue Spider-Woman without realizing he's actually hunting his own daughter. That fascinating dynamic is distinctly different from anything Peter and Miles have gone through. And while the romantic tension between Gwen and Miles (briefly hinted at in the first film) is expanded here, most notably with an absolutely romantic and balletic rooftop swing sequence across Brooklyn, giving Gwen her own arc prevents her from being boxed in as the male hero's love interest — a long-standing problem for female characters in Spider-Man movies.

Eventually, Gwen gets recruited into a multiversal superhero team. If you thought the six Spider-Heroes of the last movie were a lot, get ready to feast your eyes on a true Spider-Society, with a seemingly endless membership that includes a Bollywood-inflected Spider-Man India (Karan Soni) and even a Spider-Dino.

With such an expanded cast of characters, not everyone pops equally. While Spider-Man India is a delightful exploration of how archetypes can translate across different cultures (with impeccable timing to boot, coming off the huge stateside excitement around the breakthrough success of last year's RRR ), the motorcycle-riding Spider-Woman ( Issa Rae ) falls a little flat. She spends much more of her screentime insulting Gwen, Miles, and Peter than doing much heroism of her own, and her bike doesn't really feel connected to spiders, even if it does bring kinetic action.

What's so impressive about Across the Spider-Verse — which was directed by the trio of Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson, from a screenplay by David Callaham and super-producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller — is how almost every character comes with their own specific animation style. Gwen's homeworld is painted almost entirely with the neon pinks and greens of the Spider-Gwen comics she hails from, while Spider-Punk ( Daniel Kaluuya ) ripples with the loud fonts and cut-up collages of 1970s anarchist zines.

One particular highlight sequence comes early, when Gwen's world is invaded by a version of the Vulture (Jorma Taccone) from a Renaissance-inspired universe who fights with projectile weapons and flying contraptions that might have been sketched out by Leonardo Da Vinci. The collision of this Vitruvian Vulture with Gwen's neon animation and the cyberpunk tech of Spider-Man 2099 ( Oscar Isaac , first teased in the post-credits scene of the first movie) is absolutely mind-blowing to watch. Movie frames are sometimes complimented by saying they "look like a painting," but this looks like a painting thrown at a comic book holographically projected as part of a tech-art installation. It's awesome!

Not all the characters agree about the coolness of these mash-ups, however. The Spider-Society would prefer to maintain the barriers between dimensions, and its membership is laser-focused on keeping the "canon" of Spider-Man consistent across the multiverse. People don't always like being put into a box, though. When Miles initially dismisses the Spot ( Jason Schwartzman ) as a replaceable "villain of the week," his new nemesis takes it upon himself to grow his power and evolve into a truly terrible threat worthy of said "canon."

It's shaping up to be a great summer for Schwartzman, between this and his starring role in Wes Anderson's Asteroid City . His sharp line readings here pair unsettlingly with the Spot's disturbing body-horror powers. Transformed into a hairless, featureless white form by a freak accident, the Spot can now use his titular black splotches to create portals across space and time. Be careful putting your hand in one; you never know where it may stick out.

But for all the highs of Across the Spider-Verse , this critic feels responsible for reminding viewers that when the film was originally announced back in December 2021, it had "(Part One)" in the title. Although that parenthetical has been excised from the final product, the reasoning for it has not. Just when you think the movie is gearing up for an absolutely epic conclusion, it ends with a "to be continued" card.

This is now becoming a trend in blockbuster cinema, perhaps with 2021's Dune as the most recent starting point. (Even though the MCU was always teasing the next installment, each movie also told a contained story.) While this all may just be a matter of personal preference, Denis Villeneuve's Dune at least felt like a full three-act structure even if it left much of Frank Herbert's original novel for the sequel (perhaps because Herbert's books are paced oddly by modern standards).

By contrast, Across the Spider-Verse ( like last month's Fast X ) feels like it cuts off right before the climax. Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse is due next year, but unless that movie has some tricks up its sleeve, the outcomes all seem eminently predictable from where we leave off in this movie. It's a little sad to say that aside from certain surprises, much of Across the Spider-Verse 's contents were in the trailers. The job of a trailer is to show viewers the premise of a movie without spoiling the conclusion — but there's no conclusion here!

The result is a mixed bag. Gwen gets a complete arc, while Miles does not. The two-movie split does give the filmmakers more time with Miles' family, and his mother Rio Morales (Luna Lauren Vélez) especially pops as a warm, loving character. Too many superhero movies try to imitate Batman and his missing-parents motivation, but Across the Spider-Verse mines greater emotional depth by exploring the familial relationships of Gwen and Miles from the perspectives of both parents and children. It truly is a family movie in that sense, with relevance for viewers of many different ages. Grade: B+

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Core messages about empathy and responsibility are strong. "With great power comes great responsibility" is the lesson learned here as a new hero is born. Other themes include integrity, self-control, perseverance, and courage.

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Peter Parker is one of the comic book world's more thoughtful heroes. He's all about saving people who are in trouble and learns important lessons about responsibility. On the other hand, he blames himself for one of the movie's sadder moments. The main villain is deceitful and conflicted, but wants the best for his son.

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Lots of cartoon violence, with fight scenes (some intense), fires, explosions and people getting vaporized, shot (off-camera), and in one case, impaled. A group of schoolchildren is in peril; and parents emotionally abuse their children.

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In SPIDER-MAN, Toby Maguire stars as Peter Parker, a brilliant and sensitive high school student who's so deeply in love with his next-door neighbor Mary Jane ( Kirsten Dunst ) that he can barely bring himself to say hello to her. On a school field trip, he's bitten by a genetically engineered spider; the next morning he wakes up with some distinctly arachnid-like qualities: He can see without his glasses, climb walls, eject webbing with the swinging power of rope and the strength of steel, and anticipate danger. Peter plays around with his newfound superpowers but quickly learns that power comes with great responsibility. Great risk comes as well: Everyone Peter cares about is put in danger because of who he is. Meanwhile, Peter's best friend's father, industrialist Norman Osborn ( Willem Dafoe ), has decided to try out his company's new product on himself. He, too, develops extraordinary power -- and a mad fury. His new alter ego is dubbed the Green Goblin for his bizarre armor-like covering.

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Maguire is just right as Peter, the supporting cast is great, and the script is excellent, striking just the right note of respect and affection for the source material. Spider-Man has a contemporary feel without being showily post-modern or ironic. The special effects are thrilling. New York City is brilliantly stylized. Peter's relationship with MJ is sweetly romantic. The movie's weakest point is that it fails in the single most important requirement for a comic book-based movie: The villain isn't unforgettably crazy or evil or larger-than-life. Dafoe is a brilliant actor, but the part of Osborn/Green just isn't interesting enough to be truly scary.

Parents who are struggling with whether this movie is appropriate for kids under 13 should know that it's at about the same level as the X-Men movies. Keep in mind that just because kids can repeat after you that "it's only pretend" doesn't mean that they fully understand what that means until they're 10 or even older. Some kids may see the movie and appear to have no problems with it but later act out in other ways. Be watchful for kids who respond by desensitizing themselves to violence or re-enacting it.

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How do the characters in Spider-Man demonstrate self-control , integrity , and empathy ? What about perseverance and courage ? Why are these important character strengths ?

Movie Details

In theaters : May 3, 2002
On DVD or streaming : November 1, 2002
Cast : Kirsten Dunst , Tobey Maguire , Willem Dafoe
Director : Sam Raimi
Inclusion Information : Female actors
Studio : Columbia Tristar
Genre : Action/Adventure
Topics : Superheroes , Adventures , Great Boy Role Models
Character Strengths : Courage , Empathy , Integrity , Perseverance , Self-control
Run time : 121 minutes
MPAA rating : PG-13
MPAA explanation : violence.
Last updated : February 7, 2024

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T om Holland currently plays Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the MCU and has a fourth film in his own series coming , but he has weighed in on the “best Spider-Man movie” debate and it’s not one of his web-slinging adventures.

Speaking to The Associated Press on the red carpet of his new Apple TV+ series The Crowded Room, Holland revealed that Into the Spider-Verse is the best Spider-Man movie ever made in his opinion.

“I think the first Spider-Verse movie [Into the Spider-Verse] movie is the best Spider-Man movie that’s ever been made. Amy Pascal is like my mom — I was supposed to go with her as her date, [but] I couldn’t go because I’m here working, but I’m incredibly proud of them [and] I’m excited for the second one [Across the Spider-Verse and] I’m sure it’ll live up to every expectation and I can’t wait to see it,” said Holland.

Tom Holland’s not wrong — Into the Spider-Verse may just be the best Spider-Man movie ever made. Filled with comic book energy and a heartfelt story, no other film — including its sequel — has topped it since. Holland’s on a bit of a break from Spidey, and the ongoing WGA writers’ strike doesn’t help the speed at which a fourth film will come out with him leading it. Hopefully, the strike will be over soon and the production process can begin.

In non-Spider-Man news, Holland is currently promoting his new Apple TV+ series, The Crowded Room. The 10-episode series observes a series of interviews between Danny Sullivan (Holland) — who was involved in a shooting in New York City — and Rya Goodwin (Amanda Seyfried). The first three episodes will premiere on June 9.

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‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Delivers Lowest Domestic Box Office Haul For Re-Release Series

Sony is re-releasing each live-action Spider-Man movie in theaters to celebrate Columbia Pictures' 100th anniversary.

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The Amazing Spider-Man currently sits at the bottom of the box office rankings, with $510,000 from 466 locations.
The film stars Andrew Garfield, whose performace as Peter Parker was seen as a highlight.

Sony’s “ Spider-Mondays ” program is now halfway through, with four live-action Spider-Man movies having been re-released in theaters nationwide over the last month, and four more to go. What this also means is that a leaderboard is taking shape, with this Monday’s The Amazing Spider-Man currently finding itself at the bottom of the rankings . Directed by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield in the titular role, the movie served as a reboot of the series after a trilogy of blockbuster films directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire .

Each of those movies has already been re-released in theaters as a part of Sony’s centenary celebrations, and the results were quite impressive across the board. But with $510,000 from 466 locations , representing a $1,000 per-theater average, The Amazing Spider-Man ’s re-release marked quite a steep decline. By comparison, the first Spider-Man film grossed $681,000 from the same number of theaters, for a per-theater average of nearly $1,500, while the Spider-Man 2 re-release generated $805,000 for a per-theater average of around $1,700. Last Monday, Spider-Man 3 grossed $760,000 also from 466 domestic theaters , for a strong $1,600-plus per-theater average.

The Sam Raimi-Tobey Maguire Trilogy Remains a Millennial Favorite

These figures largely align with the popularity of their respective films. Spider-Man 2 is widely considered to be one of the best superhero films of all time, while the Webb-Garfield run, which concluded after The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in 2014, struggled to find an audience. Originally released in 2012, The Amazing Spider-Man concluded its run with $758 million worldwide, against a reported budget of over $200 million. The movie was released in the shadow of Christopher Nolan ’s The Dark Knight trilogy, and was presented as a comparatively more grounded take on the character , following Raimi’s largely vibrant films. The Amazing Spider-Man received mostly positive reviews — it holds a 71% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes — and Garfield’s performance as Peter Parker was particularly well-received .

Both Garfield and Maguire reprized their roles in 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home , the third in a new trilogy of live-action Spider-Man movies, starring Tom Holland in the central role and directed by Jon Watts . No Way Home remains the highest-grossing installment of the series, with over $1.9 billion worldwide. The movie gave Garfield an opportunity to do justice to the character, perhaps for the final time, after the mostly disappointing The Amazing Spider-Man 2 .

The Spider-Man film series, including Sony’s two recent animated releases — Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse — has grossed nearly $9 billion worldwide . This $9 billion haul doesn’t include the revenue generated by the numerous spin-off movies that the studio has released in the last half-a-decade, such as the two Venom movies and the much-ridiculed fiascoes Morbius and Madame Web . The Amazing Spider-Man also featured Emma Stone , Rhys Ifans , Dennis Leary , Martin Sheen , Sally Field and Irrfan Khan . Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.

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Spider-Man: No Way Home 's ending set up the path for Holland's future as Peter Parker , with the character seemingly set to go back to basics, leaving Stark Tech behind. That will happen in the MCU's Spider-Man 4 , with Marvel and Sony currently hard at work figuring out what should be the story for the film and who will direct it. Given his fan-favorite status, Holland's Spider-Man 4 was all but inevitable, and by bringing back the actor, Marvel and Sony will be making Holland the one to break a Spider-Man movie record.

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Spider-Man Has Never Had A Fourth Movie In A Series Since 1977's Film

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While many fans might only be aware of the Spider-Man films from the Sam Raimi-directed trilogy onwards, the first movie for the wall-crawler actually came out in 1977. Serving as a pilot for The Amazing Spider-Man series, Nicholas Hammond played Peter Parker in 1977's Spider-Man , which was turned into a theatrical film overseas. Two more Spider-Man movies — two-parter episodes of the series released as a film — were also sent to theaters overseas, which included 1978's Spider-Man Strikes Back and 1979's Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge , making it the first Spider-Man trilogy of sorts.

1978 also saw the release of the Japanese Spider-Man movie. Then came the more traditional live-action films for the hero, with Tobey Maguire's character-defining Spider-Man trilogy. The actor was initially set to be the first to have a fourth Spider-Man movie; however, despite having been announced, Sony would cancel Maguire's Spider-Man 4 . Andrew Garfield led two The Amazing Spider-Man movies before it got to Holland's time to shine in the MCU. With his next solo adventure as Peter Parker in active development, Holland will be the first star in 47 years to lead a fourth Spider-Man film.

Marvel Studios finally has a way of threading new ground with Spider-Man, focusing on a different side of the character Tom Holland hasn't so far.

Why The MCU Having The First Spider-Man 4 Is Even More Important

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The MCU will have the chance to be the first franchise with a fourth Spider-Man movie, and that is a huge deal. Spider-Man is one of the most popular superheroes in the world, with only DC's Batman and Superman fighting him for the fans' love. That, allied to how successful the many Spider-Man movies have been, guarantees that Holland's Spider-Man 4 will be far from the last time the wall-crawler will be seen in theaters. In fact, it will most likely not even be the final movie in Holland's MCU Spider-Man franchise .

As such, Marvel Studios beating the record is great, as it allows the MCU's Spider-Man 4 to get all the attention it deserves and keeps the shared universe's Spider-Man record growing for as long as Holland decides to continue leading Spider-Man films. While it has not been confirmed, there are rumors that the actor will be back for at least another Spider-Man trilogy in the MCU, which starts with the in-development Spider-Man 4 . Beyond Holland's Peter Parker, other actors will inevitably play Spider-Man in the future, but the MCU will always be the first to release a Spider-Man 4 .

How Spider-Man 4 Can Honor Its Record-Breaking Status

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Spider-Man: No Way Home 's ending saw Doctor Strange cast a spell that made everyone forget who Peter Parker was. The MCU's Spider-Man 4 will follow that, with Peter now living in a small apartment all by himself and not having access to Stark Tech anymore. This will bring the character back to basics, with some exciting street-level characters possibly making their way into the MCU's Spider-Man franchise, perhaps capitalizing on the MCU's growing Mayor Fisk storyline that will play out in Daredevil: Born Again .

No Way Home set up a personal, street-level story for Tom Holland's Spider-Man 4, and some Marvel Comics villains would be great for the movie.

Marvel and Sony are breaking a major franchise record with Holland's Spider-Man 4 , and the best way to honor that is to make it fit thematically. There have been rumors that Marvel wants a street-level story and Sony another multiverse event . Spider-Man 4 being a movie about new beginnings, setting up a new status quo for the MCU's Peter Parker, with a new supporting cast, and perhaps a college setting would be for the best. It would cement the start of a new era for the character in more ways than one, which is perfect for the first Spider-Man 4 .

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Spider-Man: Homecoming 4 is the first sequel to the MCU's Spider-Man trilogy starring Tom Holland as the titular wall-crawler. After wiping his identity for the public's memory in Spider-Man: No Way Home, Peter Parker continues his crime-fighting adventures without the aid of Iron Man technology or the support of his former allies.

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Now this is what a superhero movie should be. "Spider-Man 2" believes in its story in the same way serious comic readers believe, when the adventures on the page express their own dreams and wishes. It's not camp and it's not nostalgia, it's not wall-to-wall special effects and it's not pickled in angst. It's simply and poignantly a realization that being Spider-Man is a burden that Peter Parker is not entirely willing to bear.

The movie demonstrates what's wrong with a lot of other superhero epics: They focus on the superpowers, and short-change the humans behind them. (Has anyone ever been more boring, for instance, than Clark Kent or Bruce Wayne?)

"Spider-Man 2" is the best superhero movie since the modern genre was launched with " Superman " (1978). It succeeds by being true to the insight that allowed Marvel Comics to upturn decades of comic-book tradition: Readers could identify more completely with heroes like themselves than with remote godlike paragons. Peter Parker was an insecure high school student, in grade trouble, inarticulate in love, unready to assume the responsibilities that came with his unexpected superpowers. It wasn't that Spider-Man could swing from skyscrapers that won over his readers; it was that he fretted about personal problems in the thought balloons above his Spidey face mask.

Parker ( Tobey Maguire ) is in college now, studying physics at Columbia, more helplessly in love than ever with Mary Jane Watson ( Kirsten Dunst ). He's on the edge of a breakdown: He's lost his job as a pizza deliveryman, Aunt May faces foreclosure on her mortgage, he's missing classes, the colors run together when he washes his Spider-Man suit at the Laundromat, and after his web-spinning ability inexplicably seems to fade, he throws away his beloved uniform in despair. When a bum tries to sell the discarded Spidey suit to Jonah Jameson, editor of the Daily Bugle, Jameson offers him $50. The bum says he could do better on eBay. Has it come to this?

I was disappointed by the original " Spider-Man " (2002), and surprised to find this film working from the first frame. Sam Raimi , the director of both pictures, this time seems to know exactly what he should do, and never steps wrong in a film that effortlessly combines special effects and a human story, keeping its parallel plots alive and moving. One of the keys to the movie's success must be the contribution of novelist Michael Chabon to the screenplay; Chabon understands in his bones what comic books are, and why. His inspired 2000 novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay chronicles the birth of a 1940s comic book superhero and the young men who created him; he worked on the screen story that fed into Alvin Sargent's screenplay.

The seasons in a superhero's life are charted by the villains he faces (it is the same with James Bond). "Spider-Man 2" gives Spider-Man an enemy with a good nature that is overcome by evil. Peter Parker admires the famous Dr. Otto Octavius ( Alfred Molina ), whose laboratory on the banks of the East River houses an experiment that will either prove that fusion can work as a cheap source of energy, or vaporize Manhattan. To handle the dangerous materials of his experiments, Octavius devises four powerful tentacles that are fused to his spine and have a cyber-intelligence of their own; a chip at the top of his spine prevents them from overriding his orders, but when the chip is destroyed, the gentle scientist is transformed into Doc Ock, a fearsome fusion of man and machine, who can climb skyscraper walls by driving his tentacles through concrete and bricks. We hear him coming, hammering his way toward us like the drums of hell.

Peter Parker, meanwhile, has vowed that he cannot allow himself to love Mary Jane, because her life would be in danger from Spider-Man's enemies. She has finally given up on Peter, who is always standing her up; she announces her engagement to no less than an astronaut. Peter has heart-to-hearts with her and with Aunt May ( Rosemary Harris ), who is given full screen time and not reduced to an obligatory cameo. And he has to deal with his friend Harry Osborn ( James Franco ), who likes Peter but hates Spider-Man, blaming him for the death of his father (a k a the Green Goblin, although much is unknown to the son).

There are special effects, and then there are special effects. In the first movie I thought Spider-Man seemed to move with all the realism of a character in a cartoon. This time, as he swings from one skyscraper to another, he has more weight and dimension, and Raimi is able to seamlessly match the CGI and the human actors. The special-effects triumph in the film is the work on Doc Ock's four robotic tentacles, which move with an uncanny life, reacting and responding, doing double takes, becoming characters on their own.

Watching Raimi and his writers cut between the story threads, I savored classical workmanship: The film gives full weight to all of its elements, keeps them alive, is constructed with such skill that we care all the way through. In a lesser movie from this genre, we usually perk up for the action scenes but wade grimly through the dialogue. Here both stay alive, and the dialogue is more about emotion, love and values, less about long-winded explanations of the inexplicable (it's kind of neat that Spider-Man never does find out why his web-throwing ability sometimes fails him).

Tobey Maguire almost didn't sign for the sequel, complaining of back pain; Jake Gyllenhaal , another gifted actor, was reportedly in the wings. But if Maguire hadn't returned (along with Spidey's throwaway line about his aching back), we would never have known how good he could be in this role.

Dunst is valuable, too, bringing depth and heart to a girlfriend role that in lesser movies would be conventional. When she kisses her astronaut boyfriend upside-down, it's one of those perfect moments that rewards fans of the whole saga; we don't need to be told she's remembering her only kiss from Spider-Man.

There are moviegoers who make a point of missing superhero movies, and I can't blame them, although I confess to a weakness for the genre. I liked both of the "Crow" movies, and " Daredevil ," " Hulk " and " X2: X-Men United ," but not enough to recommend them to friends who don't like or understand comic books. "Spider-Man 2" is in another category: It's a real movie, full-blooded and smart, with qualities even for those who have no idea who Stan Lee is. It's a superhero movie for people who don't go to superhero movies, and for those who do, it's the one they've been yearning for.

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Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Rated PG-13 for stylized action violence

127 minutes

Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-Man

Alfred Molina as Dr. Otto Octavius

Rosemary Harris as Aunt May

J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson

Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson

Elizabeth Banks as Betty Brant

Vanessa Ferlito as Louise

James Franco as Harry Osborn

Bruce Campbell as Snooty Usher

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Michael Chabon
Alfred Gough
Alvin Sargent

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Branching off with Spectacular Spider-Man in 1968, Marvel began using multiple comic series to tell Spider-Man's story. Both the original comic, The Amazing Spider-Man , and the newer series followed Peter Parker's adventures — each offering a unique glimpse into the young hero's life.

By running multiple comic series a month, Marvel could deliver more Spider-Man content to eager fans and tell several adventures simultaneously. This trend continued over the decades, and soon Marvel created comic series for the Web-Slinger's allies and enemies. From Miles Morales: Spider-Man to Venom , Spidey's fans have tons of excellent comics to look forward to every month.

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Spider-Man Knows His Own Strength and it is Terrifying

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While Spider-Man has spent the past few months dealing with some of the biggest names in New York City's criminal underworld thanks to the recently concluded Gang War crossover event, he hasn't had much time to worry about his more esoteric enemies. As such, Ben Reilly and Janine Godbe have finally reunited, and all under the auspices of an even worse villain.

Not only are the deadly duo of Chasm and Hallow's Eve back together again , the murderous Queen Goblin herself is the one who organized their reunion in the first place. Now, all the pieces have fallen into place for the next step of the Queen Goblin's plot to begin, and what she has in store will forever change the lives of more than one iconic Spider-Man villain.

Carnage (Vol. 4) #6 Sends Marvel's Serial Killer Symbiote for a Ride Through Space and Time

Ever since Cletus Kasady and the Carnage symbiote parted ways, the two have discovered previously untold power through their respective delves into the true depths of what Marvel's symbiotes are capable of. And, since their gruesome reunion during the last epic battle between the Marvel Universe's premier serial killer symbiotes, the two have only gotten even stronger, so much so that they have even managed to finally remove Dylan Brock from the equation entirely.

Now that one symbiote superhero is no longer standing in its way, Carnage has once again left Cletus Kasady behind to embark on yet another crusade to become the greatest God Butcher of all time. In doing so, Carnage has discovered the fantastical realms in which Eddie's own journey as the King in Black has brought him. While that may mean Carnage has been left stranded among an infinite expanse of endless darkness, it also means he has infinite opportunities to come to understand the ethereal nature of the situation he is in and, with any luck, use it to continue wreaking havoc across space and time.

What If... Venom #3 Reinvents the Sorcerer Supreme in Horrifying Fashion

Over the past few months, What If... Venom has given readers a glimpse into a world not all that unlike the Marvel Universe they are used to. Save for the fact that Eddie Brock never got the chance to bond to the Venom symbiote, that is.

Instead, the likes of Jessica Walters, aka She-Hulk, and even Wolverine have found themselves forcefully bonded to the Venom symbiote. Along the way, the oozing alien has been hounded by all manner of hero and villain alike. Now, Venom has happened across the one host who might be able to change all of that, assuming it can manage to cling to the Sorcerer Supreme long enough for their bond to become permanent.

Symbiote Spider-Man 2099 #2 Officially Introduces the Future of Marvel Comics to Spider-Man 2.0

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Things were bad enough for Miguel O'Hara when he had to contend with his old foe Kron Stone, who not only escaped from prison, but rebonded to the Venom symbiote before facing off with the futuristic Web-Slinger. Thankfully, the introduction of an all-new symbiote now bonded to Miguel himself has more than leveled the playing field, albeit not as the Spider-Man of 2099 would have hoped.

Gaining a whole new set of powers courtesy of this similarly new symbiote is one thing, but Miguel O'Hara is far from prepared to maintain control over his alien other when things get heated. Of course, that doesn't mean that Miguel is so far gone that he has lost control to the symbiote completely. This does call into question just how long this self-proclaimed Spider-Man 2.0 is going to last , however, especially when Venom is still waiting on a rematch.

Venom (Vol. 5) #32 Brings All-Out Carnage to the Realm of Marvel's Kings in Black

In Eddie Brock's time as the King in Black, he has encountered all manner of scenarios that have made him question everything he knows about himself and the symbiotes of the Marvel Universe. Chief among these is the Garden of Time and its numerous other Kings in Black , all of whom are alternate versions of himself.

Though these other Eddies have been fine fighting among themselves for untold years, the entire landscape of the Garden of Time has been demonstrably changed now that Carnage has set foot within its bounds. By cutting his way through Dylan Brock's chest, Carnage has gained access to everything that the Symbiote Hive and its associated realms has to offer, and there is nothing any King in Black can do to stop what the serial killer symbiote has planned for them.

Spider-Man: Shadow of the Green Goblin #1 Rewrites the History of Marvel Comics' Goblins

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Spider-Man: Shadow of the Green Goblin brings readers back to one of the most iconic eras in the entirety of the Wall-Crawler's more than six-decade history. At only fifteen years old, Peter Parker was just beginning his career as a hero, all while the foundation of his future nemesis was being painfully built on another previously unseen Marvel villain's back.

This new character, Nels Van Adder, has been described as the "Proto-Goblin" compared to Norman Osborn's later transformation into the infamous Green Goblin. Though little is known about Van Adder at the series' outset, it is clear that he has disturbingly close ties to Oscorp which are sure to be revealed as the villain continues to come into conflict with the still budding young Spider-Man.

Spectacular Spider-Men #2 Only Leave More Questions Regarding Its Ongoing Mystery

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Although Peter Parker and Miles Morales have been a fan-favorite pairing for years, they haven't been nearly as close in recent months as they are now in the pages of Spectacular Spider-Men . After events such as the rise of Benjamin Rabin and Marvel's Gang War crossover drove a wedge between them, the two Spider-Men are finally back in action together.

Unfortunately, both Spider-Men already in over their heads. Despite their every intention to avoid trouble, Peter and Miles' unlikely relationship with the likes of Miles Warren, better known as the Jackal, has seen them embroiled in a mystery involving burnt corpses, street-level villains, and rabid clones alike. Worse still, neither of them is anywhere close to fully understanding the stakes at hand, nor the true threat lurking at the heart of it all.

Miles Morales: Spider-Man (Vol. 2) #19 Finishes His Fight Against His Worst Enemy

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Ever since Raneem Rashad began her murderous crusade as the technopathic villain known as Rabble , it was clear that she was willing to cross any necessary line if it meant getting closer to destroying Miles Morales. Now, the young Spider-Man has been put in a position where the only way to save himself is to be willing to cross those same lines, and he is done holding back.

Of course, it isn't just Miles Morales' whose life is on the line. Over the course of their ongoing battle, Rabble has taken control over Agent Gao and her team of government-sanctioned Cape Killers. She has also supercharged their powers to the point that a single misstep could be the difference between life and death, and the only thing any of them can do about it is hope they don't lose their lives in the crossfire before Miles can put Rabble down one last time.

Spider-Punk: Arms Race #3 is the Biggest Fight of Hobie Brown's Life

Spider-Punk: Arms Race kicked off with a bang when the titular hero and his fellow anarchist superheroes had to contend with a new model of Spider-Slayer Sentinel. Thankfully, Hobie and his allies were more than capable of holding their own against one giant robot, although that doesn't mean they are ready to similarly dismantle the man behind the machine.

Towering mechanized menaces and a rampaging Rhino may have been another day's work for Spider-Punk, but Doctor Otto Oktavius is another matter entirely. It isn't just that this Doc Ock is that much more powerful or cunning than the heroes, either. Instead, it is the fact that the Spider-Slayer Sentinel the heroes already defeated was only the beginning of what Doc Ock has in store, and his latest is far greater than anything Spider-Punk has seen before.

Ultimate Spider-Man (Vol. 3) #4 Sets the Tone for the New Peter Parker's Future

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The world of Earth-6160 has made major waves with readers and fans since its debut in the pages of Ultimate Invasion . Apart from the fact that this all new reality is effectively a blank slate unto itself, its heroes and villains are still figuring out exactly what their place in it means for them, let alone which side of that line they stand on.

This means that, in spite of a complete lack of action within the pages of Ultimate Spider-Man #4, its contents are still just as exciting as any explosive battle could be. Focused around a dinner date between Peter, Mary Jane, Harry Osborn, and the newly introduced Earth-6160 version of Gwen Stacy, Ultimate Spider-Man #4 sets the tone for what the relationships between these characters will look like going forward. More importantly, it sets the tone for what kind of hero this world's Peter Parker intends on becoming , and all without ever slinging a single web.

Edge of Spider-Verse (Vol. 4) #3 Brings a Future Cosmic Hero Into the Fold

Like so many other Spider-Verse stories before it, Edge of Spider-Verse #3 introduces a brand new hero to the Marvel Universe. And, just as fans have come to expect, the Star-Spider is just as capable as any of her predecessors when it comes to saving the world from superpowered invaders.

Persephone Parker isn't the only Spider-Totem to take center stage in the pages of Edge of Spider-Verse #3, however. Cooper Coen, better known as the fan-favorite Web-Weaver, is also back in action in a story that highlights just how extensive his short-lived career has already become in the time since he made his own debut in the previous volume of the very same anthology series.

Spider-Boy #6 Introduces New Layers to the Mystery of Madame Monstrosity

Bailey Briggs life certainly hasn't been easy, especially not after being relegated to abject obscurity on a near-universal basis thanks to the particularly peculiar circumstances surrounding his origin. To make matter worse, the young Spider-Boy has now fallen back into the clutches of the same villain who can't remember how she made him, and Madame Monstrosity will stop at nothing to rediscover her own secrets.

As bad as it is that Spider-Boy is once more at the mercy of his own worst enemy, his closest friend and only real confidant, Christina, has also been subjected to Madame Monstrosity's cruelty. Christina may not have any way of fighting back against her captor, but she does have a keen enough eye to begin putting together exactly how Madame Monstrosity's world workds, and that might just be the first step towards both unraveling the mystery surrounding the farm and escaping its bounds.

Spider-Woman (Vol. 8) #7 Continues Jessica Drew's West Coast Adventure

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Jessica Drew's life has been all but completely consumed by her search for her missing son, Gerry Drew. Upon discovering that he had been kidnapped and transformed into the villainous Green Mamba by Hydra, Jessica wasted no time in crossing the country in search of further answers as to what her enemies have next, although none of the villains she has faced along the way were the same ones she was expecting.

If a high-speed train battle with the Reality Stone empowered Star wasn't bad enough, Spider-Woman has unwittingly walked into the middle of yet another sprawling mystery. This time, the real estate firm known as Echidna is at the center of the Spider-Woman's questions, and their very own team of budding young corporate-sponsored superheroes don't make things look any better.

Superior Spider-Man (Vol. 3) #6 Forces Doctor Octopus to Confront His Own Harshest Truths

Otto Octavius and Peter Parker's uneasy partnership in the face of the wrath of Estrella Lopez, now known as Supernova, hasn't been made any easier by the former's attempts to once again claim control over the latter's physical form. Thankfully, Spider-Man has managed to keep his unlikely ally from doing any irreparable harm so far, though there is nothing he can do to keep Doctor Octopus from slipping back into his old habits.

Even with the fates of thousands of lives in the balance, including that of his beloved Anna Marcia Marconi, Doctor Octopus is utterly incapable of doing anything unless it directly benefits him in some way. As a result, it has once again fallen on Spider-Man to clean up one of his worst enemy's increasingly dire disasters. And, while Peter isn't alone in saving New York City from one of Otto Octavius' worst mistakes, another is already beginning to take hold in its stead.

Jackpot & Black Cat #2

While there is something to be said about Mary Jane Watson's relatively rocky transformation into a superpowered hero, there is no question as to how much she has proven herself in the short time since. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean she is ready to take on the kinds of threat that she and the Black Cat have been engulfed by, especially not when it might be pitting them against one another.

As Mary Jane continues to find her footing as the superhero Jackpot , Felicia Hardy is doing everything she can to keep her best friend distracted enough that she won't notice what the Black Cat is up to behind the scenes. Luckily, neither of them have come to any great harm because of that deception, although it is sure to be just a matter of time before the truth comes out to drive a wedge between the two.

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