William Smith is a freelance writer currently living in the Midwest with his wife and daughter, where he spends too much time watching movies and then writing about them. He doesn't read your hurtful ...

Ever since a giant gorilla scaled the Empire State Building with a beautiful damsel in his hand in 1933's King Kong, audiences have gone ape for simian cinema. Isn't it about time someone doled out ...

Of all the long-running science-fiction movie franchises, perhaps the most durable is also one of the goofiest. Since 1968, Planet of the Apes movies have delighted hardcore sci-fi fans and casual ...

When Charlton Heston yelled, “Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!” he helped launch one of the most influential franchises in film history. Taking a cue from the original Star Trek, ...

Tim Burton's 2001 Planet of the Apes movie was made after the original run of movies (1967-1973), but before the franchise's return to prominence with 2011's Rise of the Planet of the Apes, making it ...

When crafting the best movie franchises, making a great second entry is a huge challenge for filmmakers who have to refine what worked in the first film while pushing the story into darker territory, ...