Ricky Church on the most amazing scenes in the Spider-Man films… Spider-Man has been one of the most popular superheroes in the comic book industry since his creation in 1962, resonating so much in pop culture that mainstream audiences turn up in droves to see his films. Over the last 18 years, Spidey has appeared […]
Sony to release the Spider-Man Legacy Collection 4K box set
Sony has announced that it is set to debut a new Spider-Man Legacy Collection set in glorious 4K Blu-ray to coincide with the upcoming home-entertainment release of Spider-Man: Homecoming. The limited edition 12-disc set is a 4K update to the previously released Legacy Collection Blu-ray, and includes Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3, The Amazing Spider-Man, and The […]
The Week in Spandex – Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, The Batman and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Deadpool 2, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Justice League, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, The Batman, Green Lantern Corps, Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash, Hellboy Rise of the Blood Queen and more… The fourth […]
Binge-Watching the Spider-Man Movie Series
Henry Bevan binge-watches the Spider-Man movie series… Inspired by our viewing of Spider-Man: Homecoming, a film this website called “the best Spider-Man movie to date” and “another hit for the carefully crafted MCU”, a mate and I decided we should binge watch the previous five movies. While I’m personally conflicted about my favourite superhero’s latest […]
Ranking the Spider-Man movie villains
Ricky Church ranks the Spider-Man movie villains… Since 2001, we have been given five Spider-Man films, with the sixth – Spider-Man: Homecoming – opening in cinemas this week. Through these movies we’ve been introduced to many villains from Spider-Man’s rogues gallery, some of whom are very well known, and some not quite as famous as the others. […]
The Week in Spandex – Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Widow, Captain Marvel, Deadpool 2, Wonder Woman, Black Adam, Young Justice, Watchmen and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Thor: Ragnarok, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Animated Spider-Man, Captain Marvel, Black Widow, The Defenders, The Punisher, Jessica Jones, New Warriors, Deadpool 2, Gifted, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Aquaman, Black Adam, Shazam, Green Lantern Corps, Gotham City Sirens, The Batman, Batman […]
Women in Refrigerators: Why Female Representation in Superhero Movies Needs to Evolve
Henry Bevan on why female representation in superhero movies needs to evolve… The X-Men: Apocalypse billboard featuring Oscar Issac’s Apocalypse choking Jennifer Lawrence’s Mystique has created a lot of negative noise. Actress/activist Rose McGowan called the billboard out for its “casual violence against women” and Fox has apologised for its tone-deafness. Flickering Myth’s Kirsty Capes articulately argues […]
SDCC: Marc Webb talks Spider-Man, director “sad to surrender” franchise
MTV caught up with director Marc Webb this week at Comic-Con to talk about his upcoming directing duties on new TV show Limitless, but couldn’t resist asking him about Spider-Man and his views on the franchise now moving in a different direction. With the web-slinger now firmly in the mix with the Marvel Cinematic Universe […]
Why Tobey Maguire is a better Spider-Man than Andrew Garfield
Anthony Stokes on why Tobey Maguire is a better Spider-Man than Andrew Garfield… Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man Trilogy will always have a special place in my heart. I watched them as a kid, then grew up and enjoyed them even more so as an adult. The style and art direction were ahead of their time, and […]
Is Amy Pascal’s departure from Sony good for Spider-Man or a disaster?
Anghus Houvouras on whether Amy Pascal’s departure from Sony is good for Spider-Man or a disaster… Sony took it on the chin last year with a slew of scandals that left them bruised and battered. In fact, ‘taking it on the chin’ might be an epic understatement. They got their skull beaten to a bloody […]