AT THE MOVIES

by Isy Jordan

Spider-Man: No Way Home
Director: Jon Watts
Starring: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, and more.


With Spider-Man's identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other worlds start to appear, forcing Peter to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.

Marvel and DC fans have waited patiently for this one. Between the ending of Spider-Man: Far From Home when Mysterio leaked Peter Parker's identity and the rumors leaking out of the studio, we didn't know what to expect but we were very excited.

The story pics up where the last movie left us. Spider-Man has been identified to the public and it's negatively impacting him, his family, and his friends. Not having anyone else to turn to for help, he visits the New York sanctum to talk to Doctor Strange. We learn our favorite wizard lost out on being Sorcerer Supreme to Wong because he was snapped. Peter manages to convince Doctor Strange to cook up a spell to make the world forget that Peter Parker is Spider-Man.

Predictably, it all goes wrong leading over two hours of laughter, tears, and fantastic action.

The film sets us up for Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness. It introduces the Multiverse and the concept that there are multiple versions of literally anyone. Even Peter Parker.

The story brings back fan favorites from the previous Spider-Man franchises in a film that was over way too soon even at two and a half hours. The action sequences are top-notch, a certain meeting is everything comic fans hoped for, and there are a couple of things left hanging for the future. A must for Marvel and DC fans.

Isy