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  • Rise of Planet of the Apes Is a Low-Key Miracle

    Rise of Planet of the Apes Is a Low-Key Miracle

    Rise of the Planet of the Apes achieves the unthinkable. It’s a prequel film to an iconic classic that approaches the material in a fresh, interesting way, stands on its own, and doesn’t tarnish the legacy or integrity of its predecessors. On paper, it shouldn’t work. Throughout movie history, it usually doesn’t. But in 2011,…


  • Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Is a Blast to the Future

    Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Is a Blast to the Future

    20th Century Fox’s Planet of the Apes reboot films re-introduced the world to the dystopian sci-fi series. Led by Andy Serkis as the first hyperintelligent ape Caesar, the trilogy ended with such a finality you don’t usually get with franchises, and ensured that if more films did happen, they’d have to jump forward in time…


  • Breaking Down The Batman Trailer’s Secretive Shadows

    Breaking Down The Batman Trailer’s Secretive Shadows

    Our latest look at Warner Bros. and DC’s The Batman is here, and it re-introduces us to Robert Pattinson’s angry young vigilante, as well as shining a spotlight on a few more faces barely glimpsed in the original trailer from last year. But what other details can we uncover? Let’s take a closer look.