REVIEW – ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ beautifully continues the epic legacy of its predecessors
When 20th Century Fox rebooted its seemingly dormant Planet of the Apes franchise in 2011, few expected Rise of the Planet of the Apes to launch three films that not only collectively earned $1.6 billion worldwide but also become one of the best trilogies in cinema history. You can baulk at that all you like, but it deserves to (and, for some odd reason, rarely does) stand alongside trilogies like The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Toy Story, and The Dark Knight. Seven years after we said farewell to Caesar, those damn...