Review: Spider-Noir recaptures the magic of a bygone era

Nicolas Cage was born to play 1930s PI Ben Reilly/The Spider: part Bogey, part Bugs Bunny, 100% Cage-y.

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[josephhansen]

That was a part of his backstory. I won't reveal spoilers as to why.

You mean that he's plastered drunk the entire time?

I finished it last night, really loved it. Aside from a strange detour into body horror territory that padded a bunch of time but didn't add much, it was all very compelling. Cage and Gleeson had delightful chemistry, Morris was perfectly cast.