Film Review: “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (2021)

A spectacular love letter to spider-fans

For nearly 60 years, Spider-Man has remained a household name in the world of Marvel superheroes. From his comic book debut in “Amazing Fantasy #15” all the way back in 1962 to subsequent animated shows in the 60s and 90s to his titanic debut on the big screen in 2002, Spider-Man has remained an icon for generations as well as the face of Marvel. Being a part of the big 3 in making comic book movies a box office juggernaut in the early 2000s (The other two being 1998’s “Blade” and 2000’s “X-Men”), Spider-Man has also become a cash cow for Sony. So much so, that they’ve often had public tug-o-wars with Disney as far as the web slinger’s inclusion in the MCU goes. It wasn’t until 2016 in “Captain America: Civil War” that Spider-Man was finally able to swing into the MCU before kicking his solo 2017 debut with “Spider-Man: Homecoming”.

I’ve seen just about every Spider-Man film in theaters ever since the 2002 film. I also have found it kind of difficult to really so who the best Spider-Man is. During his run from 2002–2007, Toby Maguire brought in-depth and maturity to both Spider-Man and Peter Parker. Maguire’s portrayal was authentically human and brought nuance to the character. Andrew Garfield has gone on to excel in films such as Netflix’s “Tick, Tick, Boom!” and Mel…