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by Keiron Self
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST ****
EDGE OF TOMORROW ****
Dir: Bryan Singer (12A, 130 mins)
An insanely ambitious sequel that marries two film franchises, time travel and
dystopian grandeur – this should take the superhero film up another notch.
Director Bryan Singer helmed the first two X-Men films, the first kickstarted
the whole superhero genre, the second bettered it with its ensemble cast
and intelligent subtext about prejudice and acceptance. Singer produced the
disappointing third film in the trilogy and the superior reboot X-Men: First Class
but now returns to the director’s chair at the helm of a franchise he clearly loves
and fanboys everywhere are rejoicing. Drawing on an iconic run of the X-Men
comics from 33 year