Spidey’s cinematic fate is now safe in Marvel’s loving arms.

Spotlight’s dogged commitment to detail makes it an effective procedural, but a weak character piece.

[xrr rating=1.75/5]Around the turn of the century, three Mexican filmmakers made cinematic waves with three very exciting indie films. Alfonso Cuarón, who directed the tragi-comedy Y Tu Mamá También would go on to direct a Harry Potter picture and two well-regarded sci-fi movies. Guillermo del Toro, who released his masterful Spanish Civil War ghost story, The Devil’s Backbone, hit critical …

I’m looking forward to The Dark Knight Rises more than I looked forward to any Christmas morning as a child. Hell, I’m looking forward to the conclusion of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy more than all Christmas mornings. Nolan and his collaborators raised the bar for comic book movies to unprecedented heights with the one-two punch of Batman Begins (2005) and …