Thoughtful Reflections on Faith and Life
In the summer of 1962, a strange new superhero appeared in a comic book that was about to be cancelled. He was a teenager. He was socially awkward. He was not especially popular. He had family responsibilities. He worried about money. He made jokes while fighting criminals. He was also a superhero who could climb … Read More “The Early Years of Spider-Man: How Marvel Created a New Kind of Superhero” »
Sony has not had great luck with their Spiderverse movies. Part of this because they do not include Spider-Man. The Venom movies have done okay but most of the rest have bombed. But then there is Spider-Noir… (Amazon affiliate link) This is not a movie but an eight episode television series. The star is not … Read More “Spider-Noir: Season One – Review” »
We are currently on our third version of the live-action movie Spider-Man. This is also the third Spider-Man movie of this version. This needed to be something special. And it was. At the end of the previous movie, it was revealed to the world that Spider-Man was Peter Parker. This turned Peter and his friends’ … Read More “Spider-Man: No Way Home – Review” »
Peter Parker just wants to enjoy his class trip to Europe. But when your alter ego is Spider-Man, you know that is not going to happen. Far From Home continues the fun but thoughtful Spider-Man that was introduced to us in Captain America: Civil War and continued in Spider-Man: Homecoming. I really like the Tom … Read More “Spider-Man: Far From Home – Review” »
To be honest, I didn’t really feel the draw when I saw the trailer for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. I’m enjoying the current Tom Holland live-action Spider-Man movies and wasn’t looking for anything different. I was vaguely aware of the Miles Morales Spider-Man but for nostalgic reasons always preferred the Peter Parker version. I was … Read More “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Review” »
Spider-Man is one of the most popular superheroes and the Tobey Maguire movies were some of the first really good superhero movies. There have been seven movies so far and here is my ranking of best to the worst. Spider-Man: Far From Home Spider-Man: Homecoming Spider-Man Spider-Man 2 Spider-Man 3 Amazing Spider-Man Amazing Spider-Man 2 … Read More “Spider-Man Movies Ranked Best to Worst” »
I have fond memories of the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man movies. They (especially the first two) were some of the first really good superhero movies. I was less impressed with the Andrew Garfield reboot. Not so much because of him but the stories and villains just didn’t do it for me. I was excited when I … Read More “Spider-Man: Homecoming – Review” »
