Review 788: Spider-Man: Brand New Day
The film is set four years after the events of No Way Home, Peter Parker (Tom Holland) now protects New York anonymously as a Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man now that the world has forgotten that he exists following Doctor Strange's memory wipe spell and investigates a powerful new threat while his superpowers undergo a surprising and potentially dangerous evolution. As someone who felt that the ending of No Way Home was an overcorrection, I was pleasantly surprised by how well this film built off of that foundation and how it leaned into to showcasing how cut off from the rest of society I don't mind admitting that there were times throughout the film where I was Given that it's been 5 years since No Way Home, it shows how badly Marvel have prioritised their films and shows lately but better late than never I suppose. For those excited at the prospect of seeing Spidey duke it out against Scorpion (Better Call Saul's Michael Mando reprising the role after a bi...
