Lesson 226: X-Men - Days of Future Yet to Come (Review)

Season 4, Episode 226,   Jul 22, 2020, 07:00 AM

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The Filmlosophers celebrate their inner geekdom by discussing the movie that REALLY started it all, X-Men (2000). Honoring its 20th anniversary, the Munificent Mutants rave about the film that set the stage for what we now know as superhero CU's. Does the film that had us primed for heroes yet to come still hold its weight? Or has X-Men become just another relic meant to stay in the past? Grab your non-CG claws & your popcorn, & tune in to find out in this week’s episode of The Filmlosophers!

The Filmlosophers celebrate their inner geekdom by discussing the movie that REALLY started it all, X-Men (2000). Honoring its 20th anniversary, the Munificent Mutants rave about the film that set the stage for what we now know as the superhero cinematic universe concept. Does the film that had us primed for entities like Iron Man and Captain America still hold its weight in Adamantium? Or has the 20-year-old cinematic effort lost its luster and is just another relic meant to stay where it started, in the past? Well, grab your non-CG claws and your popcorn, and tune in to find out in this week’s episode of The Filmlosophers!