Spider-Man: Far From Home

Because somebody pointed out I forgot to write a review. It's been that kind of month.

To be honest, the primary thing Far From Home was was a palate cleanser. It was the epilogue to the entire Infinity Stones arc, and it lightened the mood. Everyone seemed to be having fun.

The casual background diversity in this movie was awesome. One of the other kids on the trip just so happened to be Muslim. No big deal. And trans actor Zachary Barack played a different kid, Zach...who was not explicitly trans himself. because it simply didn't matter. Now, I would rather have seen it established for the sake of representation, but casual diversity is just so important. Homecoming did it very well too. The students look like they come from a New York school.

Now for the spoilers. I believe we're past statute of limitations:

1. Samuel L. Jackson, you were brilliant. "Do not invoke her name" clued us subtly in to the truth revealed only after the credits: He wasn't playing Nick Fury at all. Nick Fury is in space and managed to get one of the Skrulls to be his body double for the duration. I was like "There is something not right with SLJ's portrayal" but of course there wasn't. It wasn't Fury.
2. The MCU is not 616 (or shouldn't be, anyway, I'll be mad if they switch the numbers after all of these years). Mysterioso saying it is is a nice easter egg that indicates he was, of course, lying.
3. Peter, oh, Peter. We adore you. As usual, he bumbles his way through and still wins in the end.

And as a good friend pointed out, the distance MJ runs in London is actually reasonable. Many Americans do indeed call Tower Bridge London Bridge, but it's still amusing.

It was sad to see "Executive Producer: Stan Lee" for the last time.