Marvel keeps thinking bigger. Spider-Man: Brand New Day succeeds by going small

There is a revealing scene in the new Spider-Man movie, Brand New Day, in which Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) explains to Peter Parker that the Avengers handle the “big potatoes,” while Spider-Man deals with the “small potatoes.” The distinction encapsulates what has always made Spider-Man appealing. He fights local crime and neighborhood disorder — muggings…