Caught in a web: Spider-Man battles the Marvel machine in Brand New Day

How do you reset a superhero when he's a critical character for not one, but two Hollywood studios? Spider-Man: Brand New day tries to give Tom Holland a more mature hero, while attempting to overcome movie studio shenanigans.

This Marvel movie is superior to most, with pleasing performances despite the excessively busy plot mechanics the MCU has come to be known for.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day review — Tom Holland saves Marvel from disaster  The Times

Even taking into account the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s crises in recent years, Spidey firmly remains the best thing they’ve got.

Jay Maidment Spider-Man: Brand New Day is about wrestling the monsters within. And though that might sound like an apt topic given the tumultuous state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with its waning pop-culture supremacy, the same can’t be said for the Sony-produced web-slinger series, whose quality has increased wi