Tag Archives: X-Men: First Class

Review: X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Remember how for the opening flashback of X-MEN: THE LAST STAND they smoothed out Patrick Stewart’s face to an alarming degree to make him look 25 years younger but just gave Ian McKellen some hair dye and a hat? Maybe … Continue reading →

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A Few Thoughts More: X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

I stand by my original review of X-MEN: APOCALYPSE, but now I’ve watched it again I have a few more thoughts. I don’t have any real issues with the film’s opening. The original Four Horsemen aren’t given much opportunity to … Continue reading →

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Review: Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014/15)

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Matthew Vaughn has delivered another very enjoyable action-comedy that never quite reconciles certain tonal dissidences, but makes up for it with energy, style and confidence in abundance. Eggsy (Taron Egerton) has a tough life. His dad died when he was … Continue reading →

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Review: X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

It was a tall order for Bryan Singer – who returned to helm the film franchise he fathered after a decade’s absence – to bring together two ensemble movie casts in an ambitious (and perhaps foolhardy) time travel story that … Continue reading →

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