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After the success of 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes, it would seem inevitable that there would be a sequel. While greenlit rather quickly, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes would once again see an overhaul of behind the scenes talent. Gone is James Franco, to be replaced by Jason Clarke (Terminator Genisys). Gone is director Rupert Wyatt, to be replaced by Matt Reeves (Cloverfield). So it would seem that the Planet of the Apes would once again have to prove to be a valuable franchise when Dawn was to be released in 2014.

Well, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes proved to be exactly that, grossing over $700 million at the box office and landing on many critics’ best of the year lists. But where do we land with it?

Join Matt, Adam, and Garrett as they review 2014’s Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and determine if all its praise is warranted. And be sure to keep coming back, as the boys will continue going through the franchise until they review the brand new release Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

Though 2001’s Planet of the Apes remake proved that the property was still viable enough to make money, no one was aching to follow up Tim Burton’s film with another Mark Wahlberg starring romp. So, the franchise once again went back to the ‘we’ll get to it when we can’ pile of films.

Flash forward to 2011. Armed with Gollum himself Andy Serkis, as well as visionary director Rupert Wyatt, 20th Century Fox seemed ready to once again do a new version of Planet of the Apes for the masses called Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Though this time, they substituted James Franco in place of hunky Mark Wahlberg. The result was another success, this time with both critics and audiences.

Join Matt, Adam, and Garrett as they continue their look at the Planet of the Apes franchise, and determine if Rise deserves all its praise. And be sure to keep returning week after week as this is all leading up to a review of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

While not the 25 year separation between films, schedule wise we took a little break from the Planet of the Apes franchise. But, here we are, with a review of when Tim Burton took the reins of the franchise and remade the original film in 2001.

On the surface Burton may seem like an unusual choice to direct a remake of Planet of the Apes, but it’s really not when you think about how many times he has done something that on paper may look like it was impossible to do, and turned it into money at the box office. Here, he is armed with the make-up effect prowess of Rick Baker and a hot leading man in Mark Wahlberg. How did it turn out?

Join Matt, Adam, and Garrett as they review a movie that critically was an absolute failure, but financially made enough money to justify continuing the franchise. Listen in to find out why that didn’t happen.

And be sure to keep coming back, as this leg of the retrospective will end in a review of the brand new release Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes!

Despite getting sued by the director himself upon its release, not to mention getting pretty beaten down by most critics, the simple fact is The Lawnmower Man made money. With this in mind, producers put their heads together, and three years later released a sequel, Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace. Or is it Jobe’s War?

Join Garrett, Adam, and Matt as they complete their look at The Lawnmower Man with this review of the Matt era starring sequel and answer questions that DON’T have to do with Austin O’Brien’s long hair.

While going through the Night Shift slate of Stephen King adaptations, the boys have run into a slew of times when they have asked themselves out loud ‘why the hell didn’t King sue to get his name removed from this freaking movie?’ Meet The Lawnmower Man, the movie that finally went too far and pushed King to litigation.

Listen to Garrett, Adam, and Matt as they dissect so many things about The Lawnmower Man, starting with the fact that this 1992 adaptation isn’t as unKing like as the author would like you to believe. Other things discussed include Adam’s unending man crush on Pierce Brosnan, Adam and Garrett’s theatrical experiences watching the movie upon release, and so much more.

Be sure to come back next week as the boys finally close the doors on this leg of King adaptations with the forgotten sequel, The Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace.

Now that they’ve finished reviewing the new Ghostbusters, it’s time for the guys to return to the King. Stephen King that is. Or do they? Because the movie they are reviewing this week has little to nothing to do with the original King story The Mangler. But, that is what comes with being completionists.

Listen to Garrett, Adam, and Matt as they review the 2005 release The Mangler Reborn. Can the fact this film is being done by Lionsgate have any bearing on what on the surface looks like the most inferior of inferior sequels?