SPIDER-MAN:
FARFROMHOME
DIRECTORJonWatts
CASTTomHolland,JakeGyllenhaal,Zendaya,
SamuelL.Jackson,JonFavreau,MarisaTomei
PLOTInthewakeofThanos’defeat,PeterParker
(Holland)leavesSpideyathomefora classtripto
Europe,wherehecanaskoutMJ(Zendaya).But
he’ssoonapproachedbyNickFury(Jackson)to
save the day with new hero Mysterio (Gyllenhaal).
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AVENGERS:ENDGAMEIRREVOCABLY
changedtheMarvelCinematicUniverse.The
time-travelepicnotonlywrappedupa decadeof
narrativethreadsandcharacterarcs,butsetupa
wholenewworldinwhichhalfthepopulationhas
blinkedbackintoexistence,fivetumultuousyears
afterbeingblinkedoutofit.HowwilltheMCU
addresssuchuniverse-alteringconsequences?
Theanswer,asSpider-Man:FarFromHome
proves,is withthesameconsiderablewit,
boundlessenergyandtonallevitythatmade2017’s
Spider-Man:Homecomingsucha joy.Inits
openingminutes,FarFromHomeestablishesits
post-Endgameworldwitha hilariouslyflippantgag
sequencethatdoublesasa catch-upreelforthose
whoskippedthesecond-biggestboxofficehitof
alltime.(Spoilersfollow,if you’reinthatcamp.)
Thegoodnewsis thatThanosis deadand
dusted.Thebadnewsis thatTonyStarkis dead
too.Andwhiletheworldis clamouringfor
Spider-Man to take up Iron Man’s mantle as leadAvenger,poorPeterParker(Holland)
a break.JustasIronMan 3 sawStark
histripthroughtheChitauriwormho
Avengers,Endgame’s endgamecastsa
Parker,nowgrievinghismentor’sunt
andhopingtorelinquishhissuper-su
while—lessaSpider-Man 2 Spider-M
Morethana Spider-Man-not-right-n
Anupcomingschooltripacross
justtheopportunityParkerneedsto
heroismonholdanddeclarehisfeel
brilliant,beautiful,andslightlyterri
(Zendaya).Ned(JacobBatalon),me
reckonsheandhisbestbudwillbe“
bachelorsinEurope”,bullyFlashT
(TonyRevolori)hasbecomea swagg
whobroadcaststohis#flashmob,an
MrHarrington(MartinStarr)is stil
studentawayfroma totalbreakdow
JustasHomecomingwasa whip-
Hughes-inspired teen comedy that also happened