Why Sam Raimi's Spider-Man shows what's wrong with Marvel - BBC

20 years ago, the first in the director's web-slinger trilogy set the course for the modern superhero film – but none of its descendants have ever matched it, writes Kambole Campbell.

Whole articles could be dedicated to the MTV Award-winning upside-down kiss between Maguire and Kirsten Dunst's Mary Jane, but in short, it's both iconic and embodies the film's old-school romanticis… [+2725 chars]

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