(FEE Op-Ed) When we first see Hugh Jackman in the new film Logan, his character is hungover and hobbling: a shambolic shadow of his former self, the slashing super-hero Jackman has played in seven films over seventeen years. The Wolverine we have come to know is vigorous and invincible. Now he is worn out and wracked with chronic pain, which he self-medicates with booze.
In anticipation of the highly anticipated X-Men: Apocalypse movie, I have been revisiting the previous installments of the X-Men film franchise, reminding myself of some of the superb cinematic moments scattered throughout the series. One, among many, that truly stands out is from the last X-Men offering, the brilliant Days of Future Past. This ‘future’-based […]
I was nervous when I first heard Psylocke was going to be featuring in the X-Men: Apocalypse movie. Mostly because I remember the insulting, half-assed attempt at the character we were (mis)treated to in the forgettable X-Men 3: The Last Stand back in 2006. Better not to attempt it at all than to do it […]
