War for the Planet of the Apes
After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind.
9 July 1982, Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, UK
21 March 1980, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
23 July 1961, Midland, Texas, USA
12 September 1987, Langenfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
26 February 1991, London, England, UK
24 November 1983, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
28 January 1974, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
19 October 1969, Christiana, Jamaica
24 September 1965, Seattle, Washington, USA
16 February 1985, Moscow, Russia, USSR
6 November 1973, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
July 16, 2017
All science fiction is philosophy; here, Reeves asks what distinguishes humans from animals.
July 15, 2017
With its allusions to Shakespeare, Joseph Conrad, the Bible, American slavery and the civil-rights movement, "War" may not be subtle but it's ultimate proof that summer sequels and blockbusters don't have to be brain-dead bottom-feeders either.
July 13, 2017
A consistently intelligent, morally thoughtful and often beautiful picture.
July 15, 2017
We've been trained to think Caesar is noble, Koba is flawed, and the Colonel is evil. The truth is that Caesar is flawed, Koba is a victim, and the Colonel is weak.
July 16, 2017
Reeves makes the most of the setting, bringing dynamism and visual variety to the plot's different episodes, which include several excellent action sequences... Yet there's a deeper lack of momentum in the film.
July 17, 2017
Although it rouses and overwhelms, it ain't much fun. ... Still, there is much to relish.
July 14, 2017
War for the Planet of the Apes, the third in the rebooted trilogy, is among the best of the series.
July 16, 2017
Few summer blockbusters make the brain tick and the heart race at the same time. Is is too early too call this the blockbuster of the summer?
July 15, 2017
Nothing beats the 1968 original, but this third sci-fi reboot holds up as second best in the series.
July 14, 2017
The best summer blockbuster in years, a smart, thoughtful, confrontational and challenging allegory for a world run amok.
July 15, 2017
Hints at cultural relevance-a madman must build at wall at all costs to keep other humans out-however well-intentioned as commentary blurt like sound cannons.
July 14, 2017
Serkis has invented an entirely new medium of performance - one that pushes the series into a realm that would have blown poor George Taylor's mind even more than a half-buried Lady Liberty.
