Review 788: Spider-Man: Brand New Day
It would be a pretty daunting task to follow up Holland/Watts trilogy of Spider-Man films, especially since the last film No Way Home was a yet Brand New Day manages to achieve 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 and is now dedicating his entire existence to being Spider-Man. I don't mind admitting that there were times throughout the film where I was actively encouraging Peter to tell MJ and Ned the truth. And I was surpri...
