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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Is The Best Spider-Man Movie Since Sam Raimi's 'Spider-Man 2'

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It's kind of nuts Tom Holland that has now been playing Spider-Man for a full decade, making his debut way back in Captain America: Civil War. For the first time, over seven movies, we've watched a cinematic Peter transform before our eyes from a high school student (Holland was actually a teenager when he first played the role) to a Peter who is now a full-on adult. And there's something about how Holland plays Peter now that just feels more confident – not necessarily the confidence of the character, but just more how Holland himself looks like he's telling us, "Look, I've got this. I know what I'm doing."

That confidence in the role is evident in Destin Daniel Cretton's Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which is the best of the Holland-starring Spider-Man movies, Holland's best performance as Peter, the best-looking superhero movie in quite a long time, and the best Spider-Man movie since Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2. Also, this is the best the Spider-Man costume has ever looked in a movie.

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Larry King Called Me ‘A Freak’ And Asked Me If I Was ‘A Nerd’ At Comic-Con

I always feel I do a bad job at relaying how bizarre this entire encounter with Larry King actually was when I tell people about it — which isn’t just one of the nuttiest things I’ve ever experienced during San Diego Comic-Con, but one of the nuttiest things

I’m Glad I Risked Humiliation to Ask Philip Seymour Hoffman About 'Along Came Polly'

Philip Seymour Hoffman would have turned 59 this week, on July 23rd. It actually makes no sense whatsoever he's now been gone for over 12 years. A lot of this probably has to do with how timeless a lot of his movies are and that a great number

What Is 'Blue Thunder' And Why Were There Rumors Christopher Nolan Was Going To Remake It?

When no one knew what Christopher Nolan's next movie would be after Oppenheimer (which, of course, became The Odyssey), one of the strangest rumors was that Nolan was going to remake the 1983 John Badham film, Blue Thunder. Now, I happen to love Blue Thunder. (So much, in

What it’s Like to Spend 45 Minutes with Christopher Nolan at an Open Bar

Talking to a famous actor or filmmaker at a premiere or event party is, usually, a terrible experience. Here are a couple of examples. There was an event for John Wick 2 around the time New York Comic Con was happening. A publicist I like asked me to stop by.

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Larry King Called Me ‘A Freak’ And Asked Me If I Was ‘A Nerd’ At Comic-Con

I’m Glad I Risked Humiliation to Ask Philip Seymour Hoffman About 'Along Came Polly'

What Is 'Blue Thunder' And Why Were There Rumors Christopher Nolan Was Going To Remake It?

What it’s Like to Spend 45 Minutes with Christopher Nolan at an Open Bar