Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
Fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn't remember him—and the pressure of seeing his old friends move on without him—sparks a change in Peter Parker he may not have the power to control. But that transformation might also be the only thing that can stop a shocking new threat to the city and those he loves - a powerful villain no one can even see.
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His visual style combines the greatest elements of the Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield Spider-Man films…
Unlike the buoyant and quirky humor of Spidey’s teenage years in Watts’ trilogy, this film leans more towards the tone of the Sam Raimi era, reminiscent of Tobey Maguire’s heartbroken, down-on-his-luck Peter. The DNA mutation, Peter figuring out how to use organic web-shooters, and even the iconic upside-down kiss all bring back memories of Raimi’s films.
…most especially Sam Raimi, Tobey Maguire, and their own era’s sense of longing and sacrifice. It’s those soapy melodramatic stakes that come with adolescence and thwarted dreams that makes that 2000s trilogy so special.
More than two decades after Spider-Man first swung onto cinema screens…
That is what I appreciate about Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy. Yes, those movies tell an ongoing story and are packed with plenty of characters, but they never feel like they exist solely to set up the next chapter. When I watch Spider-Man, I am completely immersed in Spider-Man.
…taking the best qualities of the Raimi films in its cerebral approach…
…an end scene between Spidey and some ninjas made me think of “The Raid: Redemption,” “The Matrix,” and “Mortal Kombat” in tandem.
Spider-Man may have his “Neo” moment of self-realization, Matrix fans will instantly notice the parallels in a key scene…
Holland manages to evolve his character into Neo from “The Matrix” (1999)…
It feels as though he took inspiration from Raimi’s more colourful and kinetic trilogy…
It's Short Term 12 by way of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2…
Unlike the buoyant and quirky humor of Spidey’s teenage years in Watts’ trilogy, this film leans more towards the tone of the Sam Raimi era, reminiscent of Tobey Maguire’s heartbroken, down-on-his-luck Peter. The DNA mutation, Peter figuring out how to use organic web-shooters, and even the iconic upside-down kiss all bring back memories of Raimi’s films.
…most especially Sam Raimi, Tobey Maguire, and their own era’s sense of longing and sacrifice. It’s those soapy melodramatic stakes that come with adolescence and thwarted dreams that makes that 2000s trilogy so special.
And like the impeccable “Spider-Man 2” by Sam Raimi, the film opens hard and fast, but quickly dispatches a host of villains to center on Peter.
…recreated to acclaim in Raimi’s “Spider-Man 2”…
Unlike the buoyant and quirky humor of Spidey’s teenage years in Watts’ trilogy, this film leans more towards the tone of the Sam Raimi era, reminiscent of Tobey Maguire’s heartbroken, down-on-his-luck Peter. The DNA mutation, Peter figuring out how to use organic web-shooters, and even the iconic upside-down kiss all bring back memories of Raimi’s films.
That is what I appreciate about Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy…
…most especially Sam Raimi, Tobey Maguire, and their own era’s sense of longing and sacrifice. It’s those soapy melodramatic stakes that come with adolescence and thwarted dreams that makes that 2000s trilogy so special.
The movie never feels overstuffed like “Spider-Man 3” or “Amazing Spider-Man 2”…
Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3 got flack for overcomplicating a knotty plot with excessive characters back in 2007 because it featured two-and-a-half villains.
Since 2007, I’ve been waiting on Spider-Man 4. Since then, I’ve seen a third Spider-Man 1, a third Spider-Man 2, and a second Spider-Man 3.
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The metamorphosis feels referential to David Cronenberg’s “The Fly” (1986)…
Spider-Man Brand New Day is the first film since Sam Raimi’s original to remind viewers that thus far we have essentially been watching the wish-fulfilment version of the second act of The Fly, and decides to teeter ever so slightly into the third.
Every time anyone has to deal with their inner darkness taking over them, whether it is Jean Grey or Peter Parker or Bruce Banner, they ultimately return to their true self through self acceptance.
…most notably in a scene involving the Hulk that really emphasizes the character’s nightmarish quality that’s been unseen on screen for about a decade.
Regardless of if we’re fighting ninjas or The Incredible Hulk…
…the introduction of a so-called “universal power adapter” that conveniently neutralizes super-powered characters like Hulk (Mark Ruffalo)…
…the fight scenes featuring Punisher (Jon Bernthal) and the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) are both dynamic and comical.
…include “The Incredible Hulk” (2008)…
…an emotional climax that rivals any “Avengers” film…
…the only Marvel property with any real box office juice post Avengers: Endgame…
The MCU’s hot streak ended dramatically with Avengers: Endgame…
The biggest opening weekend in the history of the medium, dethroning Avengers: Endgame, a movie that had a decade of runway and the emotional payoff of a dozen films behind it.
In the years since 2019’s Avengers: Endgame – the culmination of what the studio calls The Infinity Saga – the wheels have been falling off.
In the seven years since the biggest culmination of Marvel’s heroes, the mega-successful 2019 mash-up “Avengers: Endgame,” the MCU has had its ups and downs.
It can even be argued that the themes of isolation, and the darkness it can fosters, were tackled with far more nuance and heart in Thunderbolts*.
…eerily reminiscent of Thunderbolts* down to the use of a nearly identical looking grey laboratory…
Brand New Day actually pairs well with another Pugh feature, Thunderbolts*, in its exploration of the loneliness of saving the world without ever being able to celebrate it with anyone else and the importance of mental health.
…seem to have taken notes from Thunderbolts and solidly provide a darker, thoughtful approach…
In fact, the overall stakes of its finale are basically equivalent to Thunderbolts* as are its means of resolution-via-empathy (also seen in a number of these post-Endgame movies, over and over again).
She typically brings a ton of humor to her roles, including in Hawkeye and Thunderbolts* (both of which are streaming with a Disney+ subscription).
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The unseen adversary behind these infiltration attempts appears to be using a form of bodily inhabitation (think Denzel Washington’s 1998 flick Fallen) as the proverbial puppet strings of choice…
The villain’s powers function similarly to a demon in “Fallen” (1998)…
Blame it on traditional Spider-Man cinema being outclassed by the first two animated versions (there’ll be a third next year) extending the character into a multitude of web-slingers that essentially say we can all be Spider-Man.