5. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Even in its name, Spider-Man: Homecoming is a flex. Revitalized under the leadership of Kevin Feige and the rest of Marvel Studios, Homecoming is, yes, a return home for the wallcrawler, not only to Marvel but to the original tone and vibes of the character. Although it’s too Stark-obsessed for my personal liking, it’s refreshing to see a version of Spider-Man who looks and acts like he’s an out-of-his-depth high-schooler with extraordinary abilities just trying to help those in his little slice of the world. Combine that with a super-compelling villain in Michael Keaton’s Vulture, and Homecoming accomplishes the nearly impossible task of making audiences care about Spider-Man again just a few years out from a totally botched revival that nearly buried cinematic interpretations of the character altogether.
