X-Men: Dark Phoenix (147)

Bryan Singer didn’t direct this, but you can see his fingers all over it. But does does the movie finally tell the story right? Or is it a big mess? Join us as Mike asks a bunch of questions and Jay tries his best to answer them while he fights a cold! Here comes X-men: Dark Phoenix!

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Show notes.

This is based on the Dark Phoenix saga, probably the most well known and most referenced comic story line ever.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Phoenix_Saga

Jean’s history is….complicated.

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Jean_Grey_(Earth-616)

Vuk and the aliens in the movie aren’t really anything, so don’t really worry about it.

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Vuk_(Earth-616)

But, the Dark Phoenix did kill over an entire planet of them.

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/D%27bari_IV

The director, Simon Kinberg, is actually pretty good and has produced lots of comic properties.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1334526/?ref_=tt_ov_dr