Directed by: Destin Daniel Cretton
Starring: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Mark Ruffalo
Release Date: July 31, 2026
Runtime: 2h 25m
My Rating: 
Spider-Man is trying to navigate a world where everyone has forgotten Peter Parker, including those that he loved. Despite his efforts, a mysterious threat appears that knows who he cares about. Now Peter teams up with Frank Castle (aka The Punisher) to thwart this new threat.
This is an excellent film. I almost gave it 5 stars, except it felt a little long. It has one of those endings where the writers take an extra 15 minutes to settle a couple of story plots.
It Is Crushing The Box Office
It’s funny because everyone thought Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey would be the box office smash. So far, this film has made over $ 300 million more than The Odyssey, which was released two weeks before Spider-Man (July 15th). While I think its momentum is slowing, it’s only $ 4 million away from passing Avengers: Endgame, and less than $ 100 million from taking the top spot from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. (All these values are as of the day of this post).
As an avid Star Wars fan who loved The Force Awakens, I would not be upset if this movie edged it out. I really enjoyed Brand New Day.
I’m really glad they got Jon Bernthal to reprise the role of Frank Castle, albeit in a less graphic representation of the character. If you’ve seen the Netflix series, you know what I mean. I hope he sticks around for more Marvel films; the Avengers might need a shoot-now-ask-questions-later kind of guy against Doom.
There are many things to unpack about this movie, but I don’t think I want to get into too many details, especially about the “mysterious threat”. All I will say is that it’s setting up for the next big MCU project.
It’s worth checking out in the theaters before it hits the streaming services. Also, there is a post-credits scene that isn’t very long but hints at a very strange situation for Spider-Man.
“The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest as it conveys emotions and moods that no other art form can hope to tackle.”
– Stanley Kubrick
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