Spider-Man: Homecoming

Yes, Marvel’s Madame Web is a ‘schlocky, janky’ disaster – but Dakota Johnson’s press tour is a joy

Audiences are shunning the new Spider-Man spin-off. Even its star hasn’t seen it. But that hasn’t stopped her putting both feet in her mouth about it

Stuart Heritage

22, Feb, 2024 @1:50 PM

Spider-Man faces his toughest challenge yet: rescuing Marvel Studios, Inc

Marvel is on the ropes. Will Tom Holland’s latest outing be its saviour – or will the film get tangled in its own web of cliches?

James Hanton

09, Dec, 2021 @4:58 PM

I love Spider-Man – but would my son? How I learned a hard lesson about heroes

He’s my all-time favourite comic character. But do the real heroes still wear spandex?

Tom Lamont

12, Sep, 2020 @11:00 AM

Spider-Man: Far from Home: Hollywood’s fixation with Euro cliches

The new Spider-Man is one pair of clogs from full European bingo – further solidifying cinema’s ongoing pursuit of stereotypes

Steve Rose

08, Jul, 2019 @8:00 AM

White hero, sidekick of color: why Marvel needs to break the cycle

In Captain Marvel, Brie Larson’s hero is the latest in a long line of white MCU superheroes backed up by a supportive, underdeveloped character of color

Gretchen Smail

15, Mar, 2019 @6:00 AM

Leaving New York: why Marvel is right to send Spider-Man far from home

The teenage superhero slugs it out in Venice and London on a school holiday in the next Spider-Man movie. It’s a smart move

Ben Child

17, Jan, 2019 @7:00 AM

From zero to hero: how the Spider-Man franchise was saved

Bringing diversity to the ailing Spidey universe has helped free the characters, leading to an increase in both box office and critical acclaim

Gretchen Smail

13, Dec, 2018 @3:46 PM

The 20 best Marvel films – ranked!

Following the death of Stan Lee – comic-book titan and prolific creator – we examine the screen adaptations of some of Marvel’s greatest characters. Excelsior!

Peter Bradshaw

15, Nov, 2018 @1:13 PM

On my radar: Celeste Ng’s cultural highlights

The Everything I Never Told You author on Netflix’s Hard Knock Wife, Spider-Man and the legacy of James Baldwin

Celeste Ng

29, Jul, 2018 @9:00 AM

Does Venom's weak trailer spell box-office ruin for the Spider-Man spin-off?

Sony has provoked fury among fans by releasing the first teaser for the Spider-Man spin-off – with no sign of Venom in it

Ben Child

13, Feb, 2018 @9:26 AM

Venom: first trailer released for Tom Hardy's Spider-Man spin-off

The long gestating film of the ‘symbiote’ character from Spider-Man has revealed its first footage – though keeping viewers in the dark about Venom himself

Guardian film

08, Feb, 2018 @3:48 PM

From Blade Runner 2049 to It: Week in geek's top science fiction and fantasy films of 2017

Hugh Jackman’s grumpy mutant returned, Stephen King’s sinister clown terrorised audiences and The Last Jedi mesmerised us. But the dystopian wonder of Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 triumphed over all

Ben Child

26, Dec, 2017 @8:00 AM