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Film critic, tabletop gaming enthusiast, and Trinity University alumnus Matthew Monagle joins Your Stupid Minds to talk about 2020\\u2019s The New Mutants, a film troubled by reshoots, company mergers, and a theatrical release right in the middle of a global pandemic.

Dani Moonstar (Blu Hunt) is brought to a mysterious facility after her entire family dies during a \\u201ctornado.\\u201d The facility\\u2019s sole employee, Dr. Cecilia Reyes (Alice Braga), tells her she\\u2019s a mutant (of the X-Men variety, not the post-apocalyptic) and she\\u2019s in this building for her own protection.

Dani meets other young mutants in the facility: Sam (Stranger Things\\u2019s Charlie Heaton), Rahne (Game of Thrones\\u2019s Maisie Williams), Illyana (Queen\\u2019s Gambit\\u2019s Anya Taylor-Joy) and Roberto (Teen Wolf\\u2019s Henry Zaga), and together they try to take control of their powers (or discover what they are), figure out why they can\\u2019t leave, watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer (created by no one), and, if they have time, discover why their nightmares come to life and try to kill them.

If you\\u2019re wondering if this a) has anything to do with a certain \\u201csinister\\u201d X-Men villain teased in a previous film, and b) if this will result in an entire New Mutants cinematic universe, the answer is yes and no.