Review – Spidey’s back! (“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”)

This is part one, BTW. Its sequel, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, comes out in 2024. . . or so I’m told. Anyway, this is the long-awaited follow-up to 2018’s blockbuster, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which introduced young Miles Morales as the new web-slinger. Using a terrific mash-up of traditional 2D and CG animation, drawing on…

Review – Swan Song (“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”)

All things must pass. . .maybe. In the case of the hugely popular Guardians of the Galaxy movies, that too must come to an end. At least, according to its writer & director (and new head of the DCEU), James Gunn. *sigh* G’bye, Star-Lord, Gamora, Groot, Drax, Rocket, et all. We hardly knew ye. If…

Review – Kylo Ren vs Dinosaurs (“65”)

Astronauts crash landing on a planet full of dinosaurs? Been there, seen that. 1977’s Planet of the Dinosaurs and 2018’s Jurassic Planet (aka Jurassic Galaxy). But, how many can boast of having Adam Driver as their primary star?? Hmmm?? Like a cheesy Roger Corman B-movie from the 50’s, we begin in a distant solar system…