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July 31, 2026

At The Movies: In ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,' a lonely superhero grows up and looks inward

By JOCELYN NOVECK
AP National Writer

This latest film is a more somber and slower-moving affair. Its best reward is a very human, vulnerable Tom Holland in his latest outing as Peter Parker.

Are the ears playing tricks on us? Or does Tom Holland's Peter Parker sound, at the beginning of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” like more of a native New Yorker than before?


 
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