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Movie Review: Dakota Johnson is fun enough, but ‘Madame Web’ is repetitive and messy

Headline from The Buffalo News, from the development of Feb 13, 2024

Newest development Feb 15, 2024 · 3 reports'Madame Web' isn't a good superhero movie

“Madame Web” is striving to be a classic superhero setup movie, about how the future Madame Web comes to terms with her newfound power that allows her to see the

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    Movie Review: Dakota Johnson is fun enough, but ‘Madame Web’ is repetitive and messy

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    'Madame Web' isn't a good superhero movie

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  1. Avclub

    Madame Web review: Dakota Johnson spins up a Spidey-adjacent project (opens Avclub)

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    Avclub's feed description

    With flashbacks to Peru and flashfowards to crime fighting, Sony’s latest foray into the Spiderverse is a mess

  2. The Buffalo News

    Movie Review: Dakota Johnson is fun enough, but ‘Madame Web’ is repetitive and messy (opens The Buffalo News)

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    The Buffalo News's feed description

    “Madame Web” is striving to be a classic superhero setup movie, about how the future Madame Web comes to terms with her newfound power that allows her to see the

  3. Polygon

    Madame Web turns the post-credits scene into the whole movie (opens Polygon)

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    Polygon's feed description

    Sony’s new Spider-Man universe movie sets up sequels but fails Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney. Releases in theaters Feb. 14.

  4. CNN

    ‘Madame Web’ spins another movie from the Spider-Man universe on a wispy thread (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    “Madame Web” is a movie that screams “streaming series,” and even that might have been a wispy stretch.

  5. The Guardian

    Madame Web review – Marvel’s junky spin-off is a tangled mess (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Dakota Johnson lazily leads an incompetent attempt to set up a new character, made almost incoherent by last-minute changes

  6. Variety

    ‘Madame Web’ Review: Any Way You Spin It, Dakota Johnson’s Marvel Entry Feels Superfluous (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Sony digs deep into the Spider-Man archives to find 'Madame Web,' a fringe character with ill-defined powers and nothing especially interesting to do.

  7. New York Post

    ‘Madame Web’ review: Swat this terrible movie (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    From the people who brought you “Morbius,” here comes more BS. Sony’s latest superhero mush is “Madame Web,” another of the studio’s dreary “in association with Marvel” movies that make viewers go, “On second thought, ‘Ant-Man’ wasn’t so bad.

  8. Gizmodo

    Madame Web Is Not the Worst Comic Book Movie of All Time, but It Ain't Good (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    Dakota Johnson, Adam Scott, and Sydney Sweeney co-star in the latest Spider-Verse adjacent film.

  9. Forbes

    ‘Madame Web’ Scores Terrible Reviews: Likely Latest Dud In Sony (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    “Madame Web” will hit theaters on Wednesday as the fourth installment in the Sony Spider-Man Universe.

  10. Rolling Stone

    'Madame Web' Isn't as Bad As You've Heard. It's So Much Worse. (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    This Spider-Man/Marvel Cinematic Universe spin-off —about a paramedic with arachnid-based psychic powers — is the 'Cats' of superhero movies.

  11. Breitbart News

    Movie Review: ‘Madame Web’ Hits a New Low for Superhero Debacles (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    "Madame Web," in theaters Wednesday, is bad in ways even debacles like "Catwoman" and "Batman & Robin" never broached.

  12. Wfmy News 2

    'Madame Web' isn't a good superhero movie (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    You’ve been warned.

  13. Slate Magazine

    Madame Web Is One of the Worst Superhero Movies in Years—and One of the Most Enjoyable (opens Slate Magazine)

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    Slate Magazine's feed description

    The superhero genre just got its first camp classic.

  14. Insider

    'Madame Web' is a spectacular failure — and a sign we officially have superhero fatigue (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Sony's Spider-Man Universe expands with "Madame Web," which stars Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Webb. But the film is forgettable, and could be a sign of superhero fatigue.

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