# CLASH Film #22: David Byrne, The Summer Book, Spider-Man: Brand New Day

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/clash-film-22-david-byrne-the-summer-book-spider-man-brand-new-day/
- Published: 2026-07-30T11:30:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-30T12:17:12+00:00
- Original publisher: Clash
- Original article: https://www.clashmusic.com/features/clash-film-22-david-byrne-the-summer-book-spider-man-brand-new-day/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film, Music, Spider-Man: Brand New Day

## Key points

- Spider-Man earns the issue’s highest score.
- The Summer Book explores grief in Finland.
- David Byrne’s concert film returns to cinemas.

## Summary

Clash Film #22 reviews three cinema releases: Marvel’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the Finnish grief drama The Summer Book, and David Byrne’s American Utopia concert film. The selection ranges from a grounded superhero story to a quiet literary adaptation and a reissued live performance, highlighting contrasting approaches to spectacle, loss and music.

- Spider-Man: Brand New Day is praised as the strongest Marvel film since Endgame, giving Peter Parker a more mature, introspective story after No Way Home; it receives 8/10.
- The Summer Book, released on 7 August, stars Glenn Close as a grandmother helping a bereaved child navigate a Finnish island summer; it receives 6/10.
- David Byrne’s American Utopia returns to cinemas from 5 August, bringing Spike Lee’s filmed Broadway production back to audiences after its 2020 HBO release.

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