When the greatest superhero movies ever made get mentioned, a few titles tend to get repeated. The Dark Knight, Superman: The Movie, Spider-Man 2, The Avengers, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

Michael Fassbender walked into the X-Men world with a quiet fire that turned Erik Lehnsherr into the sharp edge the franchise needed. The story paired him with James McAvoy in a way that made their ...