The Radical Child

The third Marvel Cinematic Universe Spider-Man film finds the titular superhero back in New York City after his secret identity of Peter Parker is revealed in a near-death video by villain Mysterio propagated by the media, among it being Daily Bugle host J. Jonah Jameson, brilliantly portrayed by J.K. Simmons (the first live-action actor to play the same character in different film franchises), reimagined as a Rush Limbaugh-esque commentator. Spidey seeks help from Doctor Strange to make his identity secret again, although the spell is botched, unleashing a can of interdimensional whoop-ass that ties the MCU with Sony's prior Spider-Man film franchises. Could have been really bad, given the concept (which was actually Sony's idea), although the final product definitely strikes a line among being humorous, excellent fanservice, somewhat bittersweet towards the end, and an overall enjoyable movie. I definitely look forward to how the multiverse concept is further explored in the MCU.

 

I had seen the first film I think on Netflix and wanted to rewatch it since I noticed its sequel, among the many films delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, on the streaming service but it was oddly absent, but I have a half-decent memory of the first movie, and the second features Farmer McGregor's son Thomas getting married to Bea, who aims to publish books based on Peter and his friends, other characters of different species from Beatrix Potter's works. Was a cute, fun movie, with some nods to other films such as the Ocean's series.