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    'Spider-Man: Homecoming' Is A Nearly Perfect Movie For An Imperfect Hero

    The new Spider-Man movie comes pretty close to perfection in honoring all that the Spidey comics meant to his many fans, like this once-upon-a-time, 12-year-old, science-obsessed kid, says Adam Frank.
    by Adam Frank Jul 25, 2017 3 minutes
    So this is not going to be an objective review of the new Marvel Studios film Spiderman: Homecoming. When it comes to both Marvel and Spiderman, I am not objective. I'm a fanboy, full stop. / Gary Gershoff / Getty Images

    So this is not going to be an objective review of the new Marvel Studios film Spider-Man: Homecoming. When it comes to both Marvel and Spider-Man, I am not objective. I'm a fanboy, full stop.

    But being a fanboy or fangirl doesn't mean uncritical acceptance. No, being a fan means you've loved the material so much for so long that you take exception — serious exception — to someone screwing up your beloved characters and their beloved stories.

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