Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

I'm burnt out on superheroes, but this series does everything to bring me back to the genre. It does things live action can't. It feels like a comic book. The animation is beyond astounding and the music is perfect. I could complain about the multiverse or too many references and easter eggs, but when a movie feels this magical and has so much soul to it, I kinda let that slide. It's overwhelming in a good way, and slows down when it needs to. A benchmark in animation and filmmaking in general.

An excellent follow-up, even if it does feel like HALF of one story. I’m not sure the recap was needed, but it’s otherwise pretty flawless if you ask me. The family stuff was fine and the Spidey action and lore was all handled with so much love. These are being made by people who clearly understand Spider-Man, laughs and heart and HARD choices an all. Animation is some of the best I’ve ever seen, but it’s a genuinely fantastic character piece too. March(?) can’t come soon enough.

Almost embarrassingly flawless. My criticisms are so limp that they're barely worth uttering, but I'll try. If possible, it may be TOO visual - there's SO much going on and SO much changing from scene to scene, stunning as the visuals may be, it may lose or be a struggle for some viewers. Everything the first was, the second is that much more. I had forgotten that this was a Part One; perhaps my greatest compliment here is that I gladly would have watched Part Two immediately after this ended.

Don't care how good it looks. It's action sequence after action sequence with no purpose and no end in sight. Tried to give this one a chance with the raving reviews but it's the same old shit as always.

I need to revisit the first one but this feels like a substantial jump forward. It still does what the first did well (the animation, having a surprising amount of heart), and does it better, making it even more kinetic and exciting. But I thought the plot was really interesting, and some of the action was just awe-inspiring. And the soundtrack was superb. I really have no complaints here and have no reason to believe that the next one won't be bonkers.