Where to watch it: The Amazing Spider-Man is available to rent or buy on Amazon Prime Video, and also available to stream on Starz, which costs $9 per month.Īs someone who is deathly afraid of spiders, I held out on watching this for the longest time, but despite some moments where the arachnophobia got its fangs into me, it's well worth the watch. Garfield is underrated, and I'm glad he got another chance via the Marvel Cinematic Multiverse. If only there weren't so many depressing deaths. If only its comedy wasn't so cringe and forced. Andrew Garfield's stutter, jazz hands and general endearing weirdness. Then there are Peter's Spider-Man movements actually mirroring skateboarding moves, as well as being more spider-like than his counterparts. 'Til Kingdom Come, originally written by Coldplay to be performed with Johnny Cash, playing over the skateboard scene. Peter goggling at Gwen from across the classroom. The fittingly named Marc Webb, who directed (500) Days of Summer, made the whole first third of this movie feel like a small independent film. I'm here to tell you this movie's rap for being a fairly mediocre film is, well, only somewhat fair. Where to watch it: Spider-Man: Far From Home is available to rent or buy from Amazon Prime Video, and also available to stream via FuboTV, which costs $75 per month. Seeing him deal with that as well as an element-controlling villain hellbent on destroying the world and the grief from the death of his mentor? That's what I'm here for.
Which is exactly what these films thrive on! Yes, he swings and has crazy spider skills, but he's also a high school kid with a crazy crush on his best friend. The effects are impressive, the twist is fine and Jake Gyllenhaal is a charismatic addition to the franchise - but what we care most about is Peter and his friends. The romance and awkwardness between Peter and MJ gives a really nostalgic feel to this one, even if the rest of the film is more flash than substance at times. In a post-blip world, this Spider Man flick does a great job of returning to the core of what I love about the movies in general.