‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ review: is Tom Holland Marvel’s new super-saviour?

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is in peril, and only one man can save it – or so they hope. It’s been a rough time for the world’s biggest movie franchise, with more misses than hits at the box office in the last few years. However, one character that has retained popularity is Tom Holland’s Spider-Man. No Way Home was the most successful post-Endgame movie and the highest-grossing solo character Marvel film ever. Can the boy wonder work his magic a fourth time and get us excited for comic book movies again? Read more: Steve Lacy accidentally spoils major ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ character reveal in red carpet interview We open five years after Peter Parker (Holland) closed the rift in the multiverse with a spell that meant everyone has forgotten he ever existed. Alone, grieving and pining for lost love MJ (Zendaya), who no longer remembers him, he lives a solitary life defending New York anonymously. This isolation is the catalyst for a mutation in his powers that gives him organic webbing and heightened senses. He tries to manage his evolution while investigating a series of crimes linked to a mysterious unnamed figure (Sadie Sink). We’ve seen Peter the high-schooler and colleg...