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Be sure to pick up your copy ofEWs Ultimate Guide to the X-Menon newsstands now.

Fassbender is simply, well, magnetic to watch.

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Henry Jackmans thrilling guitar-heavy score ratchets up the suspense in a knockout sequence directed with precision by Matthew Vaughn.

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Gods Perfect Idiot really knows how to make a first impression.

The gravity of his words and of Erik’s culpability for his injury resonates.

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Alan Cumming’s blue-tailed mutant Nightcrawler turns up at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. with plans to assassinate the president.

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The best part about comic-book narratives?

They don’t have to abide by the laws of physics.

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Dreamy visuals courtesy of cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel (Bohemian Rhapsody) enhance the mood.

(Bonus points for Peters' era-appropriate Pink Floyd T-shirt.)

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