Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Writer: Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers
Based on: Stan Lee and Steve Ditko‘s comic
Sequel to: Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far from Home, Spider-Man: No Way Home
Cast: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Mark Ruffalo, Jon Bernthal, Sadie Sink, Florence Pugh, Liza Colón-Zayas, Tramell Tillman, Marisa Tomei, Naomi Watts, Michael Mando, Keith David, Marvin Jones III
Part of: Marvel movies
Seen on: 30.7.2026
Plot:
A while ago, Peter Parker (Tom Holland) made the world forget that he is Spider-Man, including the love of his life M.J. (Zendaya) and his best friend Ned (Jacob Batalon). Now, he keeps himself to himself to not repeat mistakes and endanger the people he loves. In fact, his closest personal relationship these days is Detective DeWolff (Liza Colón-Zayas) whom he contacts whenever there are bad guys to be picked up. But when Peter’s powers seem to change, right when a new villain makes his appearance in New York, Peter maybe has to face that he can’t do it all alone.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is an entertaining entry into the Marvel universe – not surprising, as the Spider-Man films have been the most consistent films of the MCU. It has some creative ideas, and enough energy and emotions to keep you fully immersed. I had fun.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has all the hallmarks of the earlier Spider-Man films, but simply by the fact that Peter doesn’t spend every waking second with M.J. and Ned (and the characters have grown up a bit), it feels a little more somber, maybe even mature. There are jokes, but there is more emotional conflict. That being said, Spidey’s dynamic with The Punisher (Jon Bernthal returning to my favorite take on the character) is pitch-perfect and makes a lot of the film work.
I thought that there was a surprising amount of emotional work being done in the film, and less focus on the action, which I personally appreciated. At the same time, the action we did get felt a lot fresher than what we have seen before with a few pretty good ideas that I genuinely liked. It’s not like „the best action I have ever seen“ but it is definitely better than a lot.
The film’s plot develop much as you’d suspect it would develop, but with Holland’s honest central performance, the emotional impact is still effective, even when we can see twists and turns coming. And Holland’s chemistry with the other actors is also impeccable. He really has a rare ability to connect with everybody around him, performancewise.
So, while I may not be as excited about the MCU as I once was, this movie has most of what made it good to begin with, and it is pretty well-excuted. It lays some possibly exciting groundwork while it’s at it. All in all, I’d call that a pretty good time.
Summarizing: I liked it.
