Go Ape for IMax!
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes arrived on May 10 with the hope of trying to bring some much-needed vitamin water to the box office desert in 2024. This is the first official Planet of the Apes movie released post the Disney/Fox acquisition deal. The last installment came out in 2017, and was the final release in the Rupert Wyatt and Matt Reeves helmed and inspired monstrously successful trilogy reboot. The theatrical environment has drastically evolved since 2017, so in today’s market there are no guarantees anymore even from well-established IP. Kingdom’s director Wes Ball creates a dazzling spectacle, worthy of the largest screen you can get to. I was able to enjoy Apes on Imax at the AMC Lincoln Square in New York. Can this and other films bring back the illustrious former glory to Hollywood? Can innovation or CGI-AI generated visual SFX bring ba...