The Amazing Spider-Man Is the Best Spider-Man Movie Yet [Exit Musings For A Film]

I was once like you. I didn’t think we needed another Spider-Man origin story, especially one that comes so soon after the perfectly serviceable last one. Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man came out just 10 years ago and kicked off the trend of sensitive, thoughtful superhero fare that the film’s parent company has undone with recent entries like the boneheaded Thor, the brain dead Captain America and the overrated but ultimately rewarding The Avengers. If we don’t need another hero, we certainly don’t need the same one twice. More »