The 2018 original is a hard act to follow, and while Across the Spider-Verse doesn’t quite overrule its predecessor it is a more than worthy sequel that has everything fans loved about the first trip.
Spider-Man: No Way Home is not the best Spider-Man movie, in the MCU or prior, but it’s a rollicking adventure that will play like catnip for fans of the series and has some of the strongest moments of any web-slinging blockbuster.
Even though Spider-Man is considered one of Earth's mightiest heroes, this film is reminding us that - under all that fancy Stark tech - he's still just a sixteen-year old kid.
Spider-Man: Homecoming announces itself as a brash, exhilarating, hilarious, and amazingly assured film that immediately lines up with the upper tier of the MCU.