Don’t mention the M-word: are mutant X-Men about to show up en masse in Spider-Man: Brand New Day?
Celebrity crib sheet
Zendaya and Tom Holland: are the gen Z power couple married? Nine things you need to know
December 2025
All hail Avatar! How event movies are trying to bring back the box office blockbuster
Ahead of James Cameron’s latest Avatar sequel hitting the big screen, we look at how studios aim for ‘theatricality’ to get streaming film fans from sofa to cinema
July 2025
Week in geek
Studios are rewriting movies steered by Reddit. A dangerous development – or long overdue?
Ben Child
Spider-Man: No Way Home director Jon Watts has revealed that his original plans for the film had to be changed when Redditors predicted a plot point
June 2024
Week in geek
Has Venom: The Last Dance’s trailer drawn Spider-Man: No Way Home’s sting?
Some viewers are unhappy that Marvel and Sony’s universes seem to be leaking into each other. But a strong franchise should be able to go everywhere all at once
February 2024
Yes, Marvel’s Madame Web is a ‘schlocky, janky’ disaster – but Dakota Johnson’s press tour is a joy
Audiences are shunning the new Spider-Man spin-off. Even its star hasn’t seen it. But that hasn’t stopped her putting both feet in her mouth about it
July 2023
Tom Holland: ‘I felt enslaved to alcohol’
The Spider-Man actor used a podcast appearance to speak about his struggles with alcoholism, and how giving up drinking has made him ‘the happiest I’ve ever been’
July 2022
The seven best films to watch on TV this week
Spider-Man: No Way Home to A Knight’s Tale: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
Web-slingers assemble in the wildly entertaining Marvel blockbuster, and Heath Ledger excels in the role that marked him out as a leading man
February 2022
Week in geek
The Spider-Man pointing meme perfectly encapsulates why fans adored No Way Home
Oscars nominations 2022: the full list
January 2022
From Billy Elliot to Spider-Man: how Tom Holland won the world’s heart
Can a blockbuster still win big at the Oscars?
Week in geek
Wider web: has Sony created a whole new world of Spider-Men?
Is Hollywood heading for another problem year at the box office?
December 2021
James Bond sees off Spider-Man as UK box office earnings almost double
Now you've seen it
Spider-Man: No Way Home: Strange blunders, Spider-splicing and sizzling supervillains – discuss with spoilers
Brief letters
The politician will see you now
Spider-Man: No Way Home review – a fun, more-is-more return to the multiverse
UK cinemas brace for ‘biggest Wednesday’ as Spider-Man: No Way Home hits screens
Spider-Man: No Way Home review – scattered fun in ambitious sequel
