Spider-Man: No Way Home
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After its record-setting opening weekend, the third Tom Holland Spider-Man is already the most successful movie of 2021. David Sims, Shirley Li, and Spencer Kornhaber debate Marvel’s continued dominance of moviegoing — Will it continue? Do we want it to? For a film that navel-gazes about the various Spider-mans (Spider-men?) of the past two decades, what is No Way Home telling audiences about how comic-book movies have evolved? (And, of course, who is the best Spider-Man?) David’s review: The Joyful Pandering of 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' - The Atlantic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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