Spiderman: Across the Spider-verse (2023)

For me, a casual Spider-Man fan, the multitudes of Spider-Men were already a source of great confusion, and this movie does not change that perception. In the Miles Morales Spiderman worlds, Spiderman is animated, and this movie boldly throws out any restraint at all and leans full tilt into the zaniness of a visually and thematically kaleidoscopic world. In the usual Spiderman fashion Milo is struggling with the coming of age dynamics that he has with his parents and keeping his super hero multiverse role a secret. Into that emotionally volatile space enters The Spot (Jason Schwartzman), a scientist turned supervillain whose body is covered by interdimensional portals which make for some creative battles. The Spot blames Miles for his plight and vows to take down him and everyone he cares about. But his personal vendetta has a much grander consequence if he succeeds – the destruction of all universes. The critics and audiences overwhelmingly love this movie, so I am a stand out in that I did not.