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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

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mL2639_1024x1024My first run as an online film critic began with a Spider-Man review, so it’s only natural for me to try and start a new one in the same way.

THE STORY: Spider-Man fails to stop a particle accelerator experiment that puts him out of commission, but brings five other Spider-heroes from parallel dimensions to Brooklyn. It’s up to Miles Morales, bitten by a radioactive spider two days earlier, to learn the ropes from these displaced heroes and stop the accelerator before it tears the universe apart.

THE SCORE: “Amazing” and “Spectacular” are words that come to mind. 4.5/5

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

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A new year, a new Star Wars film to carry my hopes and dreams.

What’s It About? Rebel commando Jyn Erso and her ragtag group set out on a mission to steal the plans for the Empire’s galaxy-threatening super-weapon, the Death Star.

STRAIGHT UP: I really liked it. Sets some new high points for the franchise. 4/5

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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This might be the biggest movie of all time. Let’s compare notes.

What’s It About? Scavenger Rey and ex-Stormtrooper Finn inherit a droid carrying information about the missing Luke Skywalker’s whereabouts, and get mixed up in a plot to determine the fate of a galaxy.

STRAIGHT UP: Great action and characters elevate a familiar plot. 4/5

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