176. X-Men: First Class (2011) - Guest: Antony Lowbridge-Ellis from the X-Nation podcast

176. X-Men: First Class (2011) - Guest: Antony Lowbridge-Ellis from the X-Nation podcast

Author: Scott Hardy & Cam Smith July 23, 2024 Duration: 1:51:14

Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative Antony Lowbridge-Ellis from the X-Nation podcast, master the mutant power of magnetism while taking on Matthew Vaughn's 2011 superhero prequel X-Men: First Class.   

Directed by Matthew Vaughn. Starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Lawrence, Rose Byrne, January Jones, Nicholas Hoult, Lucas Till, Jason Flemyng, Caleb Landry Jones, Zoë Kravitz and Oliver Platt. 

The X-Nation podcast is available everywhere! Make sure to listen to their 2011 review of X-Men: First Class.

You can also follow Antony on Twitter and Instagram, as well as check out his contributions to Licence to Queer

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