These are movies about gorillas who ride horses that feel, at first blush, like kiddie fare. And yet, once you take the step to suspend your disbelief, this is one of the sharpest franchises about the human condition.

These are characters. They are also animals, and when they are slain, there's a ghastly novelty to it, one that has long ago worn off the spectacle of dying humans

War for the Planet of the Apes is a basic allegory that flirts, dangerously, with becoming an outright social issue drama.

A great finale to the journey of Caesar, setting up what’s been a pretty flawless series of movies...