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Superhero movies tell multi-verse stories

Shameik Moore poses for photographers upon arrival for the Gala Screening of the film "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse." (Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP)
Shameik Moore poses for photographers upon arrival for the Gala Screening of the film "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse." (Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP)

This month’s superhero sagas — “The Flash,” and “Spider-Man Across The Spider-Verse” — tell remarkably similar stories that involve multiple versions of their heroes and timelines. It’s a case of multi-multiverses.

Film critic Chris Klimek joins Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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