Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week joined by special guests Graham Day, Luke Dunne and Bríd Martin, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every second Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode between them.
This time, Jon Watts’ Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Peter Parker returns home from a school trip to discover that his deepest secret has been revealed to the world: thanks to the villain Mysterio, now everybody knows that the teenage is the vigilante known as Spider-Man. Peter races to put the genie back in the bottle, but discovers that his plans might have unforeseen consequences.
At time of recording, it was ranked 8th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.
Show Notes:
- Recorded 20th December 2021.
- Note: Due to the COVID-19 situation, this episode was recorded remotely. We suspect, going forward that a lot of our episodes will be until the crisis resolves.
- Spider-Man: No Way Home at The Internet Movie Database.
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- David Grossman at Polygon reports on the box office success of Spider-Man: No Way Home, and the collapse of everything else, December 2021.
- Dirk Libbey at CinemaBlend reports on the cinemas cancelling screenings of Nightmare Alley to show more screenings of Spider-Man: No Way Home, December 2021.
- Anthony C’Alessandro at Deadline reports on the box office triumph of Spider-Man: No Way Home, crushing everything in its wake, December 2021.
- Richard Nebens at The Direct reports on writer Jonathan Goldstein admitting that he was worried about tying this iteration of Peter Parker so close to Tony Stark, December 2021.
- Emily VanDerWerff at Vox reports on how the Marvel Cinematic Universe has transformed the company’s premiere working class hero into a tech bro, July 2019.
- Darren Mooney at The Escapist argues that No Way Home effectively gives this version of Peter Parker the classic Spider-Man origin story, December 2021.
- Darren Mooney at The Escapist argues that Far From Home is a movie that literalises the tension of trapping Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, July 2019.
- Mike Fleming Jr. at Deadline dives into the argument between Sony and Disney over the cinematic future of the Spider-Man franchise, August 2019.
- Colin Stevens at IGN reports on the fan outrage over the possibility of Sony pulling Peter Parker out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, August 2019.
- Richard Nebens at The Direct reports on angry Marvel fans review-bombing Sony films trailers, October 2021.
- Mel Evans at Metro reports on angry Marvel fans launching a petition to keep Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, August 2019.
- Michael A. Hiltzik at The Lost Angeles Times reports on how Sony ended up with the cinematic rights to the character of Spider-Man, March 1999.
- Ross Miller at Polygon reports on Disney’s desire to restore ownership of its Marvel intellectual property, March 2019.
- Darren Mooney at The Escapist discusses why Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man films endure, April 2020.
- Mike Fleming Jr. at Deadline reports on the box office disappointment of The Amazing Spider-Man II, March 2015.
- Lisa Granshaw at Comic Book Resources takes a look at how Spider-Man: Homecoming skipped the repeat of Spider-Man’s origin story, July 2017.
- Jon Watts talks to ScreenCrush about whether Uncle Ben exists within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, July 2019.
- Brad Lang at Comic Book Resources reports on the naming of Uncle Ben in What If…?, September 2021.
- Rebecca Smithers at The Guardian reports on the decision to rebrand Uncle Ben’s rice, September 2020.
- James Hunt at ScreenRant reports on the ongoing debate about whether Steve Rogers is dead or alive within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, March 2021.
- Darren Mooney at The Escapist discusses the tangled ethics of Spider-Man: No Way Home, December 2021.
- Darren Mooney at The Escapist looks at how modern movies have weaponised spoiler culture, turning it into a marketting hook, November 2019.
- Darren Mooney at The Escapist looks at how major studios have also weaponised the idea of “canon” as a way to sell their content libraries, December 2020.
- Andrew Garfield repeatedly denies being in Spider-Man: No Way Home, December 2021.
- Jennifer Zahn at Vulture compiles a list of every actor who lied about being in Spider-Man: No Way Home, December 2021.
- The cast of Spider-Man: No Way Home urge fans not to spoil the movie, December 2021.
- Darren Mooney at The Escapist discusses Willem Dafoe’s performance and role in Spider-Man: No Way Home, December 2021.
- Darren Mooney at The Escapist discusses the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s humour problem, July 2021.
- Darren Mooney at The Escapist looks at the transformation of old franchise properties into nostalgic fetish objects, November 2021.
- Darren Mooney at The Escapist discusses the problems and contradictions of nostalgic sequels, November 2021.
- Ewan Moore at Gaming Bible reports on rumours that Andrew Garfield might continue in his role as Spider-Man, December 2021.
- Allegra Frank at Slate argues that No Way Home redeems Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man, December 2021.
- Matthew Sonnack at Comic Book Resources discusses the possibility of a Sony Sinister Six movie, December 2021.
- Jeremy Dick at MovieWeb reports on Willem Dafoe’s insistence on doing all the “physical stuff” in No Way Home, December 2021.
- Jay Hathaway at Daily Dot reports on the “I’m something of a … myself” meme, February 2018.
- Trent Moore at SyFy Wire discusses the Spider-Man video game easter eggs buried in No Way Home, December 2021.
- Stephen Tailby at Push Square reports on the incorporation of one of the moves from the Spider-Man video game into No Way home, December 2021.
- Ryan Leston at IGN reports on the inclusion of Sam Raimi’s techniques into No Way Home, December 2021.
- Nicholas Raymond at ScreenRant looks at the origins of the pointing Spider-Man memer, January 2020.
- Matthew Byrd at The Sportster reports on how certain wrestling “spots” can become old hat, June 2016.
- Jesse Collings at Wrestling Inc. looks back on the decline and fall of the “attitude” era, May 2019.
- Andrew Todd at /film reports on the obsessive nature of modern Disney fandom, September 2019.
- Angie Han at /film reports on Andrew Garfield’s suggestion that Michael B. Jordan could play his love interest in the Amazing Spider-Man franchise, July 2013.
- Andrew Garfield talks to The Independent about being pressured to apologise for suggesting that Michael B. Jordan could be his love interest in the Amazing Spider-Man franchise, March 2019.
- James Cameron talks to Polygon about his almost-made Spider-Man movie, December 2021.
- Kwame Opam at The Verge reports on the Japanese Spider-Man series, January 2015.
- Akash Senepati at Animated Times reports on the Indian Spider-Man character, December 2021.
- Mark Alford at Spider-Man Crawlspace discusses the Turkish Spider-Man, July 2021.
- Jordan White at The Verge discusses the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s rejection of the classic “secret identity” trope, October 2019.
- Darren Mooney at The Escapist discusses the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s disinterest in secret identities, July 2019.
- Grant Hermanns at ScreenRant reports on initial plans to hide even the returning villains in publicity for Spider-Man: No Way Home, December 2021.
- Kirsten Dunst talks to Total Film about not returning as Mary-Jane in No Way Home, November 2021.
- Kirsten Dunst confirms to WIONews that she would “never say no” to returning as Mary Jane, had she been asked, November 2021.
- Christine Dinh at Marvel confirms that Jon Watts will direct Fantastic Four, December 2020.
- Peter David at PeterDavid.net discusses the principle of “the illusion of change”, December 2012.
- Arian Moayed talks to Valet Magazine about his breakfast routine, June 2021.
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