The big special-effects-laden tentpoles studios release
during the summer months have a reputation for being empty spectacles and
little more. That’s not always the case, but we see a lot of loud, stupid trash
in theaters this time of year (cough Transformers 5 cough).
Over the last two movies, the revamped Planet of the Apes
franchise has shown audiences that there’s room for intelligence, emotion, and
nuance in the warmer months, and they prove it once again with War for the Planet of the Apes.
