Franchise Fan Guys

The Dark Phoenix Saga. It's hard to tell the tale of the X-Men without taking a swing at its most iconic story. Does X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX finally nail the formula?

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE had a lot to live up to as the follow-up to a high water mark for the franchise in DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. So...what happened?

After both First Class and The Wolverine seemed to find some creative footing, Wolverine teased that Stewart and McKellan would be back as Xavier and Magneto–and they are. But so are McAvoy and Fassbender.

This film attempts to accomplish a lot of goals–what do you think the big franchise level goals were and did they succeed?

Much like First Class before it, THE WOLVERINE was an attempt to right the ship after a wildly disappointing predecessor. How successful was it?

This week we jump into the franchise's soft reboot, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS. From the relationships to the casting to the worldbuilding, was it successful?

This week we talk about Wolverine: Origins. While a financial success, it received a lot of critical and fan backlash. Was it deserved, and if so what went wrong?

X-Men 3 lost its director and marked a directional and tonal shift, taking some big risks in the process. How'd all that work out?

X2 had a lot of hype and a budget to match. Did all that extra money make its way to the screen?

We talk about a supergroup near and dear to our hearts, the X-Men. What place do they hold in our lives, and what was the impact of this seminal superhero franchise?

Our usual hypothetical roadmap for the future of this franchise. Where do we go from here, and what's already in the works that we know about?