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Everyone knows the back-arching twists Peter Parker uses to swing across New York, but never have you seen your friendly neighborhood web slinger face story twists like those in the irresistibly entertaining "Spider-Man: Homecoming." Reborn as an adorable crime-fighting geek in last year's "Captain America: Civil War," Peter (Tom Holland) returns in a character-rich teen comedy with splashes of head-spinning action — the work of a team that knows smart is more important than loud.
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