By Tim Wilde What's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse About? Miles Morales, the new kid in a prestigious New York High School, is going through the natural challenges that face the average teenager struggling to find his place and identity. As he is adjusting to new dynamics in his domestic and living situations he is abruptly faced with heightened challenges and opportunities when he is bitten by ...[Read More]
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDERVERSE Family Movie Review
VENOM Family Movie Review
By Lindsi Neilson WHAT'S VENOM ABOUT? When Eddie Brock, a report based in San Francisco, starts investigating Carlton Drake he discovers and merges with the alien symbiote Venom. While this leaves him with superhuman strength and power, Venom proves to have a dark side that Eddie has trouble controlling. IS IT ANY GOOD? (GRADE: D) Those who are familiar with the character of Venom from either past ...[Read More]
SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING Family Movie Review
By Jonathan Decker (Family therapist, film critic) WHAT’S SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING ABOUT? With the blessing of Tony Stark (Iron Man), Peter Parker tries to prove himself a hero while juggling a social and academic life. (Buy it here and get the previous five Spidey films here). IS IT ANY GOOD? (GRADE: A) One would think rebooting Spider-Man for the third time in 15 years would lead to a stale, unins ...[Read More]
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Family Movie Review
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN REVIEW (GRADE: B+) A more dramatically mature take on the character than the bubblegum fun of Sam Raimi's trilogy, The Amazing Spider-Man will appeal more to teens and adults, despite targeting merchandise at children. This is due largely to Marc Webb's less fanciful direction and the performances he gets from his actors. Andrew Garfield is much less of a sweet-hearted, lova ...[Read More]
SPIDER-MAN Revisited: The Original Trilogy
By Jonathan Decker (Clinical Director, LMFT) With the franchise reboot, The Amazing Spider-Man, getting good buzz and arriving in theaters next week, I thought it time to take a retrospective look at Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, which arguably kicked the current superhero craze into high gear. While it's true that Bryan Singer's X-Men (2000) got the ball rolling, it was the enormous popularity ...[Read More]