'Logan' is an unsettling film and perhaps one of the great comic book adaptations in modern cinema. It is gritty, focused, unrelenting, and a marvelous deconstruction of so many tropes we have seen in super hero movies. We discuss the state of the X-Men franchise and breakdown why this movie works so well.

Timestamps:

News - 0:32

The X-Men Franchise - 7:00

Logan - 20:25

Guess the Rotten Tomatoes Scores - 46:50

Recommended Links:

"Has HBO Found a Way to Save True Detective Season 3?"

http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/03/true-detective-season-3-david-milch

"Logan"

http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/movies/2017/02/logan_hugh_jackman_s_final_wolverine_film_reviewed.html

"Hugh Jackman Wanted 'Logan' to End Like 'Unforgiven'"

https://www.yahoo.com/movies/hugh-jackman-wanted-logan-to-end-like-unforgiven-173140331.html

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(Recorded March 27, 2017)