'This factor of vision is so real and apparent that even when a director such as Stanley Kubrick* makes such a maddening, perverse, and disappointing film as The Shining, it somehow retains a brilliance that is inarguable it is simply there.

Horror author Stephen King helps crystallize this point in his book analyzing horror, Danse Macabre. 'There are, of course, filmmakers who either don't know this kind of fear or whose particular visions are so clear and fierce that such fear of failure never becomes a factor in the equation,' King wrote. Say what you will about the Raimi films-and most people seem to agree that the first two are good-to-great while the third is a bit of an overstuffed trainwreck-but there's more heart and style in the Evil Dead mastermind's missteps ( Emo Spidey, anyone?) than there is in the single best moment of Homecoming. There's nothing particularly unique about Homecoming, especially when compared to Sam Raimi's early-aughts adventures with the wisecracking webslinger. You'll love it.Īnd yet, I can't help but feel as though it's a bit empty, a reminder of what we've lost in the move from auteur-driven franchises to mass-produced cinematic universes. Spider-Man: Homecoming is immensely entertaining: Laugh-out-loud funny with workmanlike action sequences and winning performances from a group of top tier actors, Spidey's move to the Marvel Cinematic Universe will undoubtedly be embraced by audiences just as it has been embraced by critics.

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