"foX-Men" Re-Watch: X-Men The Last Stand

 "X-Men: The Last Stand" (2006)

After the triumph that was "X2: X-Men United," things kind of fell apart behind the scenes. Bryan Singer left the film to make a pretty terrible Superman movie. He was replaced by director Brett Ratner, a guy who was best known for the "Rush Hour" movies. Oh yeah. This is going to be great.

Principal photography on "X-Men: The Last Stand" began in August 2005 and ended in January 2006. At the time of it's release, it was also the most expensive film made. The film stars Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier/Professor X, Ian McKellen as Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto, Hugh Jackman as Logan/Wolverine, Halle Berry as Ororo Munroe/Storm, Famke Janssen as Jean Grey, Anna Paquin as Rogue, Kelsey Grammer as Hank McCoy/the Beast, James Marsden as Scott Summers/Cyclops, Rebecca Romijn as Raven Darkholme/Mystique, Shawn Ashmore as Bobby Drake/Iceman, Aaron Stanford as John Allerdyce/Pyro, Vinnie Jones as Cain Marko/Juggernaut, Elliot Page as Kitty Pryde, Daniel Cudmore as Peter Rasputin/Colossus, Ben Foster as Warren Worthington III/Angel, Michael Murphy as Warren Worthington II, Dania Ramirez as Callisto and Shoreh Aghdashloo as Dr. Kavita Rao. The film was written by Zak Penn and Simon Kinberg. It was directed by Brett Ratner. "X-Men: The Last Stand" was released on May 26, 2006.

"Hated and Feared" Re-Watch: "Captive Hearts" & "Cold Vengeance"

 X-Men The Animated Series

If you are a comic book nerd, or any sort of nerd, you've probably seen the joke about Jean Grey fainting a lot in this show. I'm going to say, that is never something I noticed during my first watch through. It's probably because I am a blatant Jean Grey apologist and was willfully not looking for it or ignoring it. Well, I will be watching this time and I will say in this first episode, they do Jean a little dirty.

"An Unusual Couple" WandaVision Recaps: "Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience," "Don't Touch That Dial" & "Now In Color"

 WandaVision

I know what you're all thinking. Didn't he already post a long form, full series recap/thoughts piece on "WandaVision" as part of his Re-Visiting the MCU series? Yes, I did. But, I love "WandaVision." It's my favorite of the MCU shows and I really wanted to re-watch it, so I thought, why not do an episode by episode breakdown. It will be quick and painless. Three episodes per post. Three posts total. And then we will move on to The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. 

"Fuck Batman" Titans Recap: "Deathstroke," "Conner" & "Bruce Wayne"

 Titans

It's been a minute since we have talked about "Titans." Life happened and I fell away from the show. Now that the show is about midway through season 3, I thought why not go back. We will take a break from the movie DC Murderverse and dive back into the television DC Murderverse.

Previously, Dick, Rachel, Gar, Donna and Kory dealt with Trigon. Dick re-opens Titans Tower, which upsets the OG Titans and causes their greatest foe, Deathstroke, to come out of retirement. While Kory is dealing with some familial drama, Hank, Dawn and Donna are questioning Dick's decision, especially when he brings Rose, Deathstroke's daughter into the fold. The teams old foe Dr. Light, working with Deathstroke pops back up. Gar and Robin go after him alone and Robin ends up being kidnapped. A flashback reveals that Deathstroke killed former member and Donna's paramour, Garth aka Aqualad, and Dick befriended and killed (?) Deathstroke's son, Jericho, as revenge? For my thoughts on the first four episodes you can go here and here.

A Long Time Ago, During the Clone Wars: "Senate Spy" & "Landing at Point Rain"

 Star Wars The Clone Wars

I'm always really excited when I realize one of the episodes is focused on Padmé seeing as how she is one of my favorite Star Wars characters and definitely my favorite prequel trilogy characters. I am always let down. We have another one today. Will I actually be happy with it? Let's find out together.

"In the Name of the Moon" Re-Watch: "Enter Venus, The Last Sailor Guardian" & "The Shining Silver Crystal: The Moon Princess Appears"

 Sailor Moon

I have been waiting for these episodes ever since I started this recap of "Sailor Moon's" first season. Sailor Venus is my favorite of the Sailor Guardians and she finally makes her debut in these two episodes. These episodes are big on lore and they help to set up the final thrust of the second half of the season. 

"I Am the Night" Re-Watch: "Mad Love" & "Chemistry"

The New Batman Adventures

 I have to thank everyone who has been reading these recaps of "Batman: The Animated Series." It's been a few years, but we are closing in on the finish line. Including these episodes, there are four left. I've really enjoyed recapping one of my favorite shows and I'm really thankful for anyone who has read even one of these.