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Spider-Man Brand New Day: The Stakes Are Low, Just The Way We Like It

By Chris Knight

ReviewJim SlotekJuly 29, 2026Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Destin Daniel Cretton, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jon Bernthal, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Superheroes, Franchise, Action, DramaComment

The Odyssey: Nolan Turns Homer's Epic into a Bracing, Powerful Thinking Man's Adventure

The Odyssey: Nolan Turns Homer's Epic into a Bracing, Powerful Thinking Man's Adventure

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekJuly 15, 2026Ancient Greek epic, Homer's The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan, The Trojan War, Matt Damon as Odysseus, Benny Safdie, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Samantha Morton, Charlize Theron, Robert Pattinson, Elliot Page, Lupita Nyong’oComment

Uncharted: Gleaming Hollywood Star Power Can’t Save this Silly Actioner

Uncharted: Gleaming Hollywood Star Power Can’t Save this Silly Actioner

By Thom Ernst

ReviewJim SlotekFebruary 17, 2022Uncharted, Actioner, based on a video game, Mark Wahlberg, Tom Holland, Antonio Banderas, Reuben FleischerComment

Spider-Man: No Way Home - A noisy celebration of two decades of Spidey culled from the multiverse

Spider-Man: No Way Home - A noisy celebration of two decades of Spidey culled from the multiverse

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekDecember 15, 2021Spider-Man: No Way Home, The multiverse, 20 years of Spider-Man movies, Tom Holland, Benedict Cumberbatch, J.K. Simmons, Zendaya, Willem DafoeComment

Onward: Pixar's latest is a fast-moving tale of modernized elves that doesn't quite stick the emotional landing

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekMarch 4, 2020Onward, Disney Pixar, Harry Potter, Shrek, Weekend at Bernie's, Modern Medievalism, Children's movies, Dan Scanlon, Monsters University, Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Magic: The Gathering, Octavia SpencerComment

Your weekend preview: What to see (and what to skip) in the theatres this week

Spider-Man: Far From Home: Come for the teen comedy, endure the sound and Fury

By Jim Slotek

PODCAST! Ep. 29.: Yeas and nays on Yesterday, Midsomar and Spider-Man, horror-bly disappointed in Annabelle and Isabelle

By Jim Slotek, Thom Ernst, Bonnie Laufer, Karen Gordon and Liam Lacey

PodcastJim SlotekJune 27, 2019Spider-Man: Far From Home, Midsomar, Eli Aster, Annabelle Comes Home, Isabelle, Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Yesterday, Movie podcasts, Jim Slotek, Karen Gordon, Bonnie Laufer, Thom Ernst, Liam LaceyComment