Matt Tolmach Archives

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

Rating: ★★★★

May 3, 2014Comic-Book Superhero

One of the best among the modern Marvel Comics screen adaptations. All involved are at the absolute peak of their game and the balance of superheroic action, humour and tragedy makes you cheer at how well they get it right

Director: Marc Webb

Actors: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, …

Category: Science Fiction

3 May 201430 October 2025 by Roog

Venom (2018)

Rating: ★★★

Jan 5, 2019Marvel Comics Superhero

Anything with the Marvel Comics name on it is box-office gold. This spins a standalone film off from one of the main villains of the Spider-Man comic-book. This is watchable by several showstopping effects set-pieces.

Director: Ruben Fleischer

Actors: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Jenny Slate, …

Category: Science Fiction

5 January 201923 May 2026 by Roog

Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)

Rating: ★★

Mar 7, 2020Trapped Inside a Videogame

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, the reboot of the 90s Jumanji, was a box-office success. That mandated a sequel. The central problem is where exactly does a film about characters sucked inside a videogame go with its premise?

Director: Jake Kasdan

Actors: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Jack Black, …

Category: Fantasy

7 March 202030 October 2025 by Roog

Morbius (2022)

Rating: ★★

May 28, 2022Marvel Comics Vampire

Sony’s attempts to wring everything possible from the Spider-Man copyright in order to compete with the MCU continue with this film devoted to the Spider-Man vampire villain

Director: Daniel Espinosa

Actors: Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, …

Category: Horror

28 May 202221 March 2024 by Roog

Dark Harvest (2023)

Rating: ★★★

Oct 30, 2025Small Town's Deadly Halloween Run

David Slade seemed a promising directorial name several years ago with works like the charged Hard Candy, before making Twilight films and being lost in tv. Here he returns with a film set around a small town’s deadly Halloween rituals

Director: David Slade

Actors: Casey Likes, Jeremy Davies, Elizabeth Reaser, E'Myri Crutchfield, …

Category: Horror

30 October 202513 November 2025 by Roog

Venom: The Last Dance (2024)

Rating: ★

Dec 21, 2024Marvel Comics Superhero

The third of the Venom films, which has become one of the worst of the modern Marvel spinoffs. By this point any pretence that the films are taking themselves seriously has been long forgotten

Director: Kelly Marcel

Actors: Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, …

Category: Science Fiction

21 December 202423 May 2026 by Roog

Kraven the Hunter (2024)

Rating: ★

Jan 25, 2025Marvel Comics Superhero

Another of Sony’s films spun off from Spider-Man supporting characters. In the comics, Kraven is a Spider-Man super-villain with a big game hunter motif but here is turned into a superhero

Director: J.C. Chandor

Actors: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ariana DeBose, Russell Crowe, Alessandro Nivola, …

Category: Fantasy

25 January 202514 June 2026 by Roog