The Disney-Marvel deal: Great news for faceless bean-counters -- and for Ant-Man! For movie fans, not so much
By Andrew O'Hehir Sep 1, 2009
-
Spidey comes back swingin'! The third installment in the beloved blockbuster series may be the biggest, splashiest and best one yet.
By Stephanie Zacharek
May 4, 2007
-
Spider-Man's reclusive co-creator went into hiding decades ago, but his spirit continues to haunt the best of today's comics
By Douglas Wolk
June 3, 2005
-
Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst are back, but this sorta square Spidey movie doesn't swing.
By Charles Taylor
June 30, 2004
-
Major League Baseball backs off of its plan to put ads on the bases, the latest P.R. fiasco for a company that makes New Coke look like a stroke of genius.
May 7, 2004
-
Baseball keeps a promise and still screws the fans with its dumb Spider-Man deal. Plus: The Lakers are weird, and they're dying.
May 6, 2004
-
Spidey's the celeb of the year. Blade and the X-Men are huge, with Daredevil, Iron Man and the Hulk waiting in the wings. When will Hollywood show some love for Marvel's venerable Fantastic Four?
By Mark Holcomb
June 5, 2002
-
Maguire tells of restricted Spidey bathroom breaks; Devo admits to subliminal messages. Plus: Ozzy and fam in Ripa love fest; Hurley's financial instincts unmolested by motherhood!
By Amy Reiter
May 6, 2002
-
Endearing Toby Maguire and Kirsten Dunst, the sexiest superhero's girlfriend ever, shine in this low-key but charming blockbuster.
By Charles Taylor
May 3, 2002
-
Like Spider-Man himself -- the first superhero to use a laundromat -- longtime Spidey artists John Romita Sr. and Jr. are regular New Yorkers who dreamed big.
By Ros Davidson
May 3, 2002
-
Kate Winslet plans a drug-free birth -- no problem after all her "Titanic" suffering; NBC survives the $40 million bill for its next reality show. Plus: Scarves scarves scarves.
By Amy Reiter
September 13, 2000
-
Tobey Maguire heroically squeezes into the Spidey suit; Chevy Chase gets dissed by an upstart; Angelina Jolie gets snobby about snobs; and more. Plus: Julia Roberts tired of her Bratt?
By Amy Reiter
August 1, 2000
-
The father of Spider-Man and the Silver Surfer invented the modern
superhero, revived a dying industry and created a mythology.
By Frank Houston
August 17, 1999
Mickey and Spidey do Hollywood
"Spider-Man 3"
The amazing Steve Ditko
"Spider-Man 2"
King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Marvel's forgotten heroes
Spider-Man as Everyman
Glenn Greenwald
War Room
Broadsheet