I had been meaning to revisit the Raimi Spider-Man trilogy for the first time in a decade to be reminded of its time-capsule directorial vision in the age before the twin axes of Nolan’s mirthless severity and Disney/MCU’s bland house style. And sure enough, this holds up like gangbusters, proof that effects may date but having a firm idea what it is you want to do and communicate lives forever. If anything, it’s even better than I remember as a tween. I’m now more able to appreciate how well Raimi balances its whimsicality with its frequent detours into the gothic horror of Norman Osborn, with its canted angles and, hilariously, all the shock inserts that Raimi chucks in as if…

I wasn't able to re-watch Sam Raimi's Spider-Man films leading into Homecoming, so I figured I'd re-watch them now to see if they're still as good as I remember.

It turns out Spider-Man is even better than I remember. I'm pretty blown away right now. This movie feels so authentic, while Homecoming and most other Super Hero films made in recent time feel artificial. Not only does Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin blow every other MCU villain out of the water, imo he's one of the best comic book movie villains ever out on screen. Like fuck, he's actually pretty scary. I will give Marvel credit for Michael Keaton's Vulture. He's probably the best villain in the MCU thus far. Think…

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Fourth viewing, but first since its original theatrical run. (I watched it three times in as many weeks then.) Braced myself for comparative disappointment, given how thoroughly exhausted I now am with this increasingly oppressive genre...but no, it's still far and away the best superhero movie ever made, some other folks' incomprehensible preference for its immediate sequel notwithstanding. Was especially happy to be reminded of how perfect Tobey Maguire is in this role—Peter Parker needs to be at once gee-whiz innocuous and just a bit of a dick (a Maguire specialty), and it's hard for me to imagine Tom Holland e.g. letting the thief who kills Uncle Ben get away as an act of pure spite. (Easy to imagine…