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‘SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY’ Lets the Spider Eat the Man

‘SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY’ Lets the Spider Eat the Man

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' toys with the weight of self-erasure as Peter Parker disappears wholly into Spider-Man in this third sequel that still manages to remind audiences why (occasionally) superhero…

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‘LEVITICUS’ Is Australia’s Queer Riff on ‘It Follows’

‘LEVITICUS’ Is Australia’s Queer Riff on ‘It Follows’

Adrian Chiarella's 'Leviticus' transforms the horrors of conversion therapy into a chilling supernatural nightmare with genuine emotional weight. While its 'It Follows' influences are impossible to miss, this queer coming-of-age…