Neil Calloway wonders if judging films by today’s standards is worthwhile… It’s started, and we’re only going to see more of it; the reassessing of old films according to today’s political climate. It’s inevitable, and if we’re honest, has been going on in other ways for years. Think of all those articles about films that […]
The Problem With Fan Expectations
Henry Bevan on the problem with fan expectations… I love Spider-Man. Spider-Man 2 is my favourite superhero film, I was addicted to 1990s TV show. Tobey Maguire is an underrated actor. But, I didn’t like Spider-Man: Homecoming, at first. I hated how Peter’s quest to be a hero relegated the supporting characters and I felt […]
The One Thing Spider-Man: Homecoming Needs To Do To Be Great
Henry Bevan on Spider-Man: Homecoming and what it needs to do to be great… In Spider-Man 2 Peter Parker’s (Tobey Maguire) childhood home is facing foreclosure but Aunt May (Rosemary Harris) insists on giving him her last 20 bucks, only for his landlord to snatch it a way. Peter is broke and Spider-Man keeps him that […]
Marvel’s Kevin Feige says the Spider-Man reboot will have a “John Hughes vibe”
Marvel chief Kevin Feige is currently out on the press tour for Ant-Man, but it seems – unsurprisingly – that many of the questions the producer is fielding relates to the upcoming introduction of Spider-Man to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We’ve already brought you some comments from Feige about working with Sony on the reboot […]