 X-MEN: APOCALYPSE
 Not bad. Not great either. A lot of set-up for the pay-off. The Silver Streak might be an example of where to go in the future.

 BATMAN V SUPERMAN
 Messy. SPOILERS The big fight was about five minutes and failed in it's causes and execution. I liked the cast in their roles, particularly Eisenberg (though noses running like that should never again be shown on screen.) Lois lane was good but unnecessary. Needed more WW.


 What is Whedon doing these days? He could be helpful in DC or the Xverse.

 INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE
Get ready folks! Looks like the Fourth will bring some deep-drilling aliens to cause havoc.
The established black lead Smith could have helped. A tighter focus on Smith, Goldblum, Pullman and Spiner might have helped, as well. Good to see Hirsch still kicking but his subplot could have been replaced with a simple cameo. They were stuck with the alien creature and ship designs from the original (I would have preferred something closer to the popular greys/little green men and saucers.) Great world building otherwise. I would have liked a montage/vignettes tour around the world showing how everyone was a reservist/defender. A simple shot of pilot trainees flying Foo Fighter simulators might have helped sell the sequences. Missed opportunities. Some Pandering and run-downs leave me uninterested in the obvious sequel set-up.