The Amazing Spider-Verse

Rating: 8/10 (28 December 2018)

I'd written the trailer off as an excuse to showcase somebody else other than Peter Parker; and that's kinda true. No point muddying up the MCU with alternate Spider-(wo)men. But that's selling it unbelievably short. "Into the Spider-Verse" is an opportunity to see other people slinging the webs; worthwhile characters that bring variety and energy to the story. And it's a tale with a heartfelt father-son core. Miles Morales gets his own (well-handled) origin story in a dizzying and eye-popping New York.
If this movie has a weakness, it's the monolithic Kingpin, but the animation, immersion and excellent cast more than make up for it.
Sony's really got something here.