Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

As someone who has no interest in watching all of the Marvel films, I had to go into this not care about all the details and continuity I didn’t understand in watching this and there are a whole lot. When Tom Holland’s Peter Parker/Spider-Man receives a rejection to MIT because of previous events, he convinces Benedict Cumberbatch to magic away everyone’s knowledge of Spider-Man but his stupid interference ruins the spell and causes Spider-Men and villains from other universes to arrive in his universe. It’s really a clever and entertaining look into multiverses. As much as the Disney monopoly damages modern entertainment, their bank does mean no hero or villain got forgotten in bringing it all together. I’ve watched the Tobey Maguire trilogy, so it was fun seeing his character work in the new universe. Holland’s Spider-Man is an inept disappointment, so Andrew Garfield easily became my favorite of the three and I may actually check out his version.    

Oscar Nomination: Best Achievement in Visual Effects