“The Best Movies of 2023: ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse‘s’ Superheroic Parenting”

“Stage magicians have abracadabra; dads have “don’t tell Mom.” The former gets you a rabbit from a hat, a cheap bouquet from a tailcoat’s sleeve, the ace of hearts you picked from a deck of cards. The latter gets you anything: a brownie (or two) before dinner, an extra episode (or three) of Bluey, or permission to help hold the drill while installing new bookshelves on the living room wall. Don’t tell Mom: We’re watching The General for the first time. Don’t tell Mom: We’re making bubble bombs with vinegar and baking soda. Don’t tell Mom: We’re dimension-hopping to Earth-42 to save a fellow Spider-Man from certain doom. Peter B. Parker drops the last of these in the final moments of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson’s sequel to the groundbreaking Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.” (Full feature at Paste Magazine.)

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