SPIDERMAN: HOMECOMING
In this first solo film for the new Spider-Man reboot, the character is a high-school student (played with exuberance by Tom Holland), hanging with his pals and waiting for the call to officially join the Avengers. Meanwhile, a local crook called the Vulture (a magnificent Michael Keaton) is scooping up alien tech and selling it on the black market, prompting Spidey to investigate. Marvel Studios’ marquee draw, Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), also elbows his way in as a mentor figure. Moving Spider-Man into the Marvel stable should have propelled the character to greater stories, but the movie feels confined by this transition: The Avengers tie-in bogs the movie down, and Spidey’s adventures — once visually thrilling as directed by the singular Sam Raimi — now look and feel like every other Marvel movie. Rated PG-13. 133 minutes. Screens in 2-D only at Regal Stadium 14. (Robert Ker)