X-Men: First Class

The origins of the bad blood among Marvel's mutants is explored in this new film from the franchise.

"...and Oliver Platt. The first time the Marvel comic X-Men was transposed to screen in 2000, director Bryan Singer..."

June 10, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Welcome to the X-Men, David Marquez: Hope You Survive the Experience!

Local artist opens run on Marvel's merry mutants today

"...Spider-Man, and now his three issue run on All-New X-Men begins. With the comic on shelves now, he said,..."

Jan. 16, 2013 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

X-Men

"...to go with those amazing spider-powers. Ditto for the X-Men, a group of mutant/human post-teens who are led and..."

July 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Wolverine is a noisy mess, full of Hugh Jackman's seriously killer snarl but utterly devoid of the borderline-subversive smarts that made Bryan Singer's X-Men films so resonant.

"...'round in fanboy circles was the casting of the X-Men film – whenever that might come around – and..."

May 8, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

X-Men: Apocalypse

Another bloated spectacle that serves neither the fans nor the story

"...Cursory research reveals that X-Men: Apocalypse is the last superhero movie we have to..."

May 27, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

X2: X-Men United

"...Shawn Ashmore. At the rate they’re going, Bryan Singer’s X-Men films – adapted from Marvel Comics’ popular and long-running..."

May 2, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Diverting but rarely riveting, this latest offering from the Marvel Universe kicks the can down the road some more.

"...associations both explicit and implicit have run throughout the X-Men films, and I’ll be first in line to argue..."

May 23, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

X-Men: The Last Stand

This third outing in the franchise lays on the subtext even more heavily than its predecessors – racial, gender, and sexual politics are all over the place, as are the multiple strands of the story line.

"...would "cure" them. A smart move, as it gives X-Men: The Last Stand a much-needed dose of kickassery, most..."

May 26, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Jigsaw Is Family: Saw X Producers Explain What Makes a Saw Movie

Mark Burg and Oren Koules look to the future of the franchise

Oct. 2, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

FF2011: Kevin Sorbo Picks 'Julia X'

The former Hercules slashes up 3D

Sept. 30, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The X-Files' Invisible Ink

The Truth Is Out There -- Somewhere

Nov. 17, 1995 Screens Feature

X Games Austin 2015

June 9, 2015 Photo Gallery

X-Ray Visions

Deep in the fifth dimension, Mark Ryan's Mind Spiders are cutting demos with Buddy Holly

Feb. 4, 2011 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

The Sword and the Shield Shows Malcolm X and MLK Were More Alike Than Different

Dr. Peniel E. Joseph's book argues that the civil rights leaders are two sides of the same revolutionary coin

Nov. 6, 2020 Arts Feature by Sara Hutchinson

X Games Austin: What To Do Before, During and After

Your cheat sheet for the very first X Games Austin.

June 4, 2014 Events Post by Adam Gestwicki

Title X Money in the Right Hands

Women's Health and Family Planning Association of Texas sole statewide grantee

Aug. 10, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The X Files' Mitch Pileggi at Zach Theatre

What conspiracy brought X-Files star Mitch Pileggi back to Austin, Zach, and Walter Skinner all at the same time?

Feb. 5, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'X' Marks the Spot

No Country for Full-Lengths

March 8, 2008 SXSW Post by Wells Dunbar

Thank You for Being a MEN

MEN add to an already exciting reveal of ArtHouse's new rooftop.

Oct. 22, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Fall X: The Good News

Standouts From the Fall 2010 Fashion Front

Sept. 28, 2010 Design Post by Anne Harris

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Movie Titles for 1997

Jan. 9, 1998 Screens Feature

by Kate X Messer Buff Your Consciousness

Feb. 2, 1996 Column

Dark Phoenix

The X-Men finally leave the silver screen with a story they already told

"...explosion would never have happened without 20th Century Fox's X-Men. It's hard to remember now, but in 2000 the..."

June 7, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The New Mutants

The last of the X-Men finally get to the screen

"...entry in the Fox era of adaptations of Marvel's X-Men comics. There's that of the filmwatcher, who goes in..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Wolverine

With perma-snarl intact, Hugh Jackman is back as the Wolverine hunts new prey in Japan.

"...second Wolverine movie to spin off from the original X-Men film franchise casts the perma-snarling, adamantium-clawed Logan (Jackman) as..."

July 26, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Tragedy Girls

Serial killer high-school girls in the social media age

"...Stealing two X-Men franchise players, director Tyler MacIntyre’s horror-comedy isn’t afraid to..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Chris Claremont: Dead Should Mean Dead

'X-Men' mastermind talks the Phoenix and the flame

"...including an unequaled 16 year run writing the Uncanny X-Men, he knows a thing or two about the four..."

July 14, 2012 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Iron Man

Robert Downey Jr.'s sly take on Marvel Comics' cold warrior elevates everything about this film.

"...holds its own just fine against Bryan Singer's convoluted X-Men and Sam Raimi's Spider-Man, and there are moments of..."

May 2, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Superhero Movie

Superhero Movie is a tonally confused spoof, which, for once, doesn't go far enough comedically.

"...That said, Superhero Movie blows harder than Storm from X-Men. It's a tonally confused comedy, which, for once, doesn't..."

April 4, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Deadpool

This sassy superhero movie is not your child’s comic-book origin tale

"...and as Wade Wilson, Deadpool’s mortal former self in X-Men Origins: Wolverine) is perfectly cast as the wisecracking Deadpool...."

Feb. 12, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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