12. Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
This sequel to the only anti-hero story that’s really worked at Sony doubles down on what works well about the first film, which is to say, the relationship between Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) and the Venom symbiote, and it does so while also amping up the stakes. In short, this movie, helmed by Andy Serkis (yes, the actor who played Gollum!), is what every sequel should be. The arrival of Woody Harrelson as Carnage, a beloved Marvel foe, adds absurdity to the proceedings of what ends up becoming a 90-minute cartoon. That’s a good thing.
