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Spider-Man: Brand New Day's Deliberately Small Stakes Are Its Superpower

The fourth Tom Holland Spider-Man movie trades multiverse chaos for personal problems, and it's the best thing the MCU has done since Endgame.

Spider-Man

8 Ways Spider-Man: Brand New Day Breaks From the Avengers and Grows Up

A 145-minute reset, a high school handshake, adult friendships in comics, a farewell to Stark-fueled foes, a Scott-free love triangle, Spider-Man versus the government, Punisher and Hulk cameos, and a Miles Morales vote — the fourth Tom Holland film trades team-ups for independence.

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day Makes the MCU Feel Like a Neighborhood, Not a Franchise

After nearly two decades of crossover spectacle, one film finally lets its hero live inside the shared universe instead of serving it.