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ox’s two-decade run of 13 “X-Men” films and two TV series ends in understated and underwhelming fashion with “The New Mutants,” which was originally supposed to come out in 2018 and has been delayed so many times that it’s a small miracle we’re watching it at all. It could be seen as an abortive attempt to launch new characters (who now will be unlikely to continue, especially since Disney/Marvel Studios now has the “X-Men” rights), but it also plays decently as a standalone, mutantized take on Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.”Continue reading “Fox’s ‘X-Men’ finale ‘The New Mutants’ taps into an old story (Movie review)”