The bar doesn’t get set much higher than what was accomplished by Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse. We live in a time when Spider-Man is ubiquitous on the big screen and technology is constantly evolving the world of animation, and yet the 2019 blockbuster is unlike anything that came before it and stretches imagination to extremes. It’s an emotional and laugh-out-loud funny adventure centering on a web-slinger brand new to the big screen, and the animation is executed with style that is staggering in its inventiveness and rewarding with every rewatch thanks to a jaw-dropping attention to detail. It was immediately and appropriately recognized as one of the greatest accomplishments in the history of feature-length animation.
Release Date: June 2, 2023
Directed By: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson
Written By: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and David Callaham
Starring: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Vélez, Jake Johnson, Jason Schwartzman, Issa Rae, Karan Soni, and Daniel Kaluuya
Rating: PG for sequences of animated action violence, some language and thematic elements
Runtime: 140 minutes
