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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

The 100 Most Anticipated Movies of 2023

2023

Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers ...

Animation, Voice: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry ...

7.8

14,693

Animation. Action. Adventure. Sci-Fi Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar®-winning Spider-Verse saga, an epic adventure that will transport Brooklyn's full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man across the Multiverse to join forces with Gwen Stacy and a new team of Spider-People to face off with a villain more powerful than anything they have ever encountered. Sequel to the 2018 film 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'.

	Author	Review
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"A bedazzling sequel (...) Miles Morales is back for a head-spinning adventure that ups the trippy imagery, and the stakes too"	POS
United States	Ann Hornaday The Washington Post	"It's an extravagant, very cool love letter to graphic design, executed with superb draftsmanship and giddy, infectious joy (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times	"A breathlessly beautiful achievement, [it] is willing to shred the lore from top to bottom and weave it back together again in new, surprising and wildly entertaining ways. It's simply spectacular"	POS
United States	Brian Truitt USA Today	"The sequel both honors and reimagines the Spider-Man mythos for a new generation of movie fans with an artistic bent, a love for its characters and a willingness to break the rules to create something special. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"A stirring follow-up that tops the formidable original, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse draws us deeper into Miles Morales’ saga while offering the same stunning animation, dazzling set pieces and irreverent humour."	POS
United Kingdom	Ben Travis Empire	"Visually astonishing, emotionally powerful, narratively propulsive — it’s another masterpiece. (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Ross Bonaime Collider	"[It]' isn't just one of the best films of 2023, (...) it's also in the running for best superhero film ever, and arguably cements Miles Morales as the best Spider-Man we've seen on the screen so far."	POS
United States	William Bibbiani The Wrap	"A triumph of maximalist filmmaking (...) The audacious sequel is gigantically intimate, grappling with challenging themes while pushing the animation medium forward yet again"	POS
United States	Lovia Gyarkye The Hollywood Reporter	"A thrilling sequel marks the return of Miles Morales"	POS
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"It's a bit too much at times, but it's also pretty great (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Crazily frantic sequel with full-spin energy (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"Masterful (...) with stunning animation, unforgettable characters, and complex themes (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Ethan Vestby The Film Stage	"While this one ends on a cliffhanger, and it’s possible Part 3 will realize the emotional stakes in a more compelling fashion, my lingering response is still that it’s time to put away childish things"	NEG
United States	Derek Smith Slant	"It achieves the rarest of feats of any tentpole Hollywood release, animated or not: gleefully matching exhilarating stylistic experimentation with a multi-tiered narrative of equal ambition."	POS
United States	Tasha Robinson Polygon	"[It] goes bigger, bolder, and more ambitious"	POS
United States	Tom Jorgensen IGN	"Surging with vibrant visuals and relentlessly chaotic action, 'Across the Spider-Verse' is a worthy follow-up to an all-time classic"	POS
Ireland	Brian Lloyd entertainment.ie	"An animated blast of energy that deserves to be seen on the biggest screen you can find (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Kate Erbland IndieWire	"A dazzling reminder of what superhero movies can be"	POS
United States	David Fear Rolling Stone	"Completely recaptures the panel-to-panel thrill of discovering your respective era's teen-angsty Marvel icon"	POS
United Kingdom	Tim Robey Telegraph	"There's hardly a frame that isn't witty in some way (...) Being overdazzled by too many frames can only leave you wanting fewer (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Nicholas Barber BBC	"Dazzling' but still a disappointment"	NEU
United Kingdom	Kevin Maher The Times	"It rarely draws breath between set pieces, and creates distinct and spectacular environments for each separate spider-verse (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Brett Buckalew AV Club	"[It] retains the rapid-fire wit and thrilling action of its predecessor"	POS
United States	Tara Bennett Paste Magazine	"The rare sequel where each frame has been crafted with the intention of wringing every bit of visual wonder and emotional impact that the animators, the performers, and the very medium can achieve"	POS
United States	Charles Pulliam-Moore The Verge	"A bigger, bolder, more ambitious film than its predecessor —and a powerful deconstruction of Marvel's Spider-Man mythos"	POS
United States	Phil de Semlyen Time Out	"Absurdly brilliant, this Spidey sequel is popcorn entertainment (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune	"Embracing all the right comic book traditions in a dazzling sequel"	POS
Canada	Chris Bumbray JoBlo	"Rest assured, it’s one heck of a ride, with gorgeous visuals and an expertly crafted soundtrack that includes, for my money, the year’s best score so far"	POS
Canada	Molly Freeman Screen Rant	"[It] is phenomenal from start to finish (...) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle	"It's mind-bending spectacle in service of a thrilling story (...) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
Canada	Mel Valentin Screen Anarchy	"Superhero storytelling raised to high art"	POS

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