Between “Barbie,” “Across the Spider-Verse” and now “I Saw the TV Glow,” directors are making the case for the film album experience.
Category: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Movie)
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Therapy for Barbie, Oppenheimer and Other Movie Characters
Two YouTube hosts have built a following by dissecting the psychology of movie characters. Here, they analyze some of this summer’s familiar faces.
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When Spider-Man Met Jeff Koons
Our critic spots references to Hilma af Klint and Lichtenstein in “Across the Spider-Verse.” Koons, who inspired the film’s creative team, gets top billing with an animated survey (before his work is destroyed).
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‘Canon Event’ TikToks Use a ‘Spider-Verse’ Phrase That Almost Didn’t Make the Film
The “canon event” videos play on the film’s idea of certain events in life being immutable. But the directors nearly went a different way with the concept.
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A 14-Year-Old Animated a Scene in ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’
Preston Mutanga created a shot-for-shot version of the trailer with animated Lego characters. Then the producers asked him to work on the movie.
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‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Review: Worlds Wide Web
This charming sequel to the 2018 animated movie expands the multiverse concept, without shamelessly capitalizing on fan service.
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‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ and Its Visual Inspirations
The directors of this sequel discuss their diverging influences, from Leonardo da Vinci to the movie “Say Anything.”
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Summer Movies 2023: ‘Barbie,’ ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ and ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.’
Barbie springs to life, Indy swings into action and Spidey slings new webs. Here are 107 films for movie lovers of all tastes.
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Summer Movie Picks: Horror, Sci-Fi, Action and More
Our genre experts pick the films they are most excited about seeing.