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Spider Man: Homecoming

For years, the public has been exposed to Spider Man in different ways. Starting in 2002, we had the Tobey Maguire films, which were good in their own right, but after the flop of the third one, Sony decided to reboot it with the Andrew Garfield films. Middling reviews and poor box office receipts left Spidey’s future in limbo. Eventually, Marvel announced a deal to feature Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, first introducing him in Captain America Civil War. With that film setting the stage for a new film, Spider Man Homecoming sets us up for a new future with our favorite web slinger. Spider Man Homecoming takes place after the events of Captain America Civil War. Peter Parker (played by Tom Holland) has gotten a taste of what it is like to be an Avenger and his life will never be the same. Spending his days taking care of small scale crimes at the behest of Tony Stark (played by the reliably great Robert Downey Jr.), Pete dreams of more and wishes to become a full Aven