Movie Pass Adventures: Madame Web

A misfire, but much less of one than I expected it to be.

It’s set before Peter Parker’s birth, so it’s full of “let’s talk about Spider-Man without talking about Spider-Man” moments. My favorite was when a character said “when you accept responsibility, you will gain great power.” I also enjoyed when someone said the bad guy was “like some kind of spider… person.”

Some really rough dialogue, slippery motivation, disappearing characters, dropped plots, and misguided fan service.

Still, I officially declare this movie Better Than Morbius. maybe let it play in the background while you’re doing housework.

Also: The IMAX poster is way cooler than the standard ads. Look at this thing:

Bonus Movie: The Last Repair Shop

Are short documentaries about people who fix musical instruments for LAUSD students supposed to make me cry? And then cry again while talking about it? Because this one did. A pretty straightforward talking heads (and playing heads, I guess) short film. The score was surprisingly distracting for a movie about giving kids the chance to expand their lives with music- until the end, when it suddenly clicked for me and I retroactively appreciated all of it.

It’s on YouTube. Watch it!

If you count short films, I am now up to 20 movies this year. That’s a movie every 2.35 days, or just under 3 movies a week.