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Insomniac’s Spider-Man
suit can be glimpsed during
one scene. Game on!
D
id you think Tom Holland’s
Peter Parker making everyone
weep in Infinity War, or
Insomniac’s Spidey perfecting
videogame traversal was as
good as the last 12 months could get
for Marvel’s friendly neighbourhood
wall-crawler? Think again. An animated
wonder, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-
Verse isn’t just up there with the best
superhero films of 2018, it’s one of the
best films of 2018.
Bringing fan-favourite mixed-race
Spidey Miles Morales to the big screen
for the first time, the film unites all
manner of weird and wacky Spider-
Folk, who are sucked into Miles’ world
when Wilson Fisk’s particle collider
bridges the gap between multiple
dimensions. But the collider is on the
verge of collapse, and only the
Spider-Men, -Women and -Pigs can
save the multiverse.
The first thing you can’t help but
notice about Into The Spider-Verse is it
looks spectacular. The film’s three
directors developed
some inspired
techniques to bring the
film to life, including
layering 2D line drawings
over 3D models, and
animating on “twos”
(where characters only
move once every two
frames). The result is the
closest any film has
come to replicating the
look and feel of a comic
book on screen.
But style over
substance this ain’t.
Embracing the beauty of
Spider-Man’s design –
that anyone can wear
the mask and be a hero
- Spider-Verse is smart,
heartfelt, irreverent and
blisteringly funny. Simply
put, whichever universe
you’re from, don’t miss
it. Jordan Farley
Spider-Man: Into
The Spider-Verse
An animated marvel, in many ways
blu-rays
coming soon
BETTERCALL
SAUL: S4
Though this BreakingBad
spin-off series hasn’t
attracted the column inches,
it’s every bit the match for
its parent show.
HOLMES
AND WATSON
Elementary comedystarring
Will Ferrell and John C Reilly
as Sherlock Holmes and Dr
Watson. Hilarious on paper,
painfully unfunny onfilm.
ALIEN
40th anniversary
reissue for the greatest
sci-fi horror film of all time.
Contains no new extras,
but does have a very shiny
xenomorphonthecover.
THELAST
TEMPTATION
OF CHRIST
Scorsese’s controversial
classic about Jesus’
torment on the cross is still
incendiary 30 yearson.
IRONSKY:THE
COMING RACE
Sequel to the film inwhich
Nazis try to take over the
world after hiding on the
moon for decades. Features
Hitler riding a dinosaur.
MORTAL
ENGINES
Fantasy misfire abouta
post-apocalyptic future
where giant mobile cities
devour one another. Not as
much fun as it sounds.
FLEABAG
S1&2
Solo’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge
wrote and stars in this
dark comedy about a young
woman stumbling through
life in the wake ofa tragedy.
MARY POPPINS
RETURNS
This sequel to Disney’s
musical was burdened with
54 years of expectations,
but turned out practically
perfect in every way.
CUJO
Based on Stephen
King’s novel abouta friendly
St Bernard who turns
cold-blooded killer after
contracting rabies, this is
still every bit the cultclassic.
PROSPECT
Pedro Pascal,
soon to be seen inThe
Mandalorian, stars in this
low-budget sci-fi about a
father and daughter in a
fight for survival.
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