Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is a gorgeous echo of the franchise’s past

Movie ReviewKingdom of the Planet of the Apes remixes beats from the franchise’s previous films to tell a story about how myths evolve.

By Charles Pulliam-Moore, a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years.

Photo: 20th Century Studios

20th Century Studios’ rebooted Planet of the Apes films became monster successes by presenting remixed takes on the classic tale with some of the most shockingly impressive VFX and motion capture work Weta has ever produced. It was surprising to see a series of blockbusters remain so consistently strong, and Wes Ball’s

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