Spider-Man

“Spiral,” “Army of the Dead,” and Movie Webs

By Josh Lasser on May 18, 2021 • ( 0 )

Although I regularly think of moviegoing as a near religious experience, another thought came into my mind recently — what if we looked at movies as akin to a spider’s web? Surely you’ve had this happen to you before. You… Read More ›

Movie Review: “Cherry” (2021)

By Josh Lasser on February 25, 2021 • ( 0 )

The new film from directors Anthony and Joe Russo, begins with the title character, Cherry, relating his story to someone. This is done via voiceover and we don’t see where Cherry is or to whom he’s speaking. Although other movies… Read More ›

Movie Review: “Spider-Man: Far From Home”

By Josh Lasser on July 1, 2019 • ( 0 )

While “Avengers: Endgame” may have ended a storyline in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there is still a whole lot of fallout to be dealt with from just how that close came about. Tales of what happens due to the events of… Read More ›

Movie Review: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

By Josh Lasser on December 10, 2018 • ( 0 )

It may sound impossible, but what if we really did have room for another Spider-Man origin story? Watch “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” and you’ll be convinced that this new movie was absolutely worth making. Directors Bob Perischetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney… Read More ›

Going “Inside the Spiderverse” at NYCC

By Josh Lasser on October 6, 2018 • ( 0 )

It is never surprising when a panel at New York Comic-Con offers up video. If it’s a panel on a movie or a television show, they have to offer video. Even so, those in the audience regularly are thrilled by… Read More ›

Movie Review: “Venom” (2018)

By Josh Lasser on October 4, 2018 • ( 0 )

Immediately prior to the climactic sequence of director Ruben Fleischer’s “Venom,” the alien creature who gives the film its title announces to its host, Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy), that they have zero chance to win the upcoming battle. Do they… Read More ›