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After bugging Garrett for almost a decade, much to Matt’s delight the Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast has finally hit the Wasteland. Join them and the returning film scholar Mik Duffy as they start their look at the first Mad Max film starring a very young Mel Gibson. What does each host bring to this series? Are they looking forward to this year’s Furiosa? Does Garrett remember liking the much loved Mad Max Fury Road?

So many questions, so many answers. So many car crashes. Click below to begin your dive into director George Miller’s post apocalyptic series!

Disney’s purchase of 20th Century Fox meant they were now in charge of the Planet of the Apes franchise. So of course, even though War for the Planet of the Apes meant the end of Caesar’s story, they were going to make another one. Enter Maze Runner director Wes Ball and a brand new cast for what all intents and purposes looked like a cash grab of epic proportions called Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

Join Garrett, Matt, and Adam as they gather for the tenth time to talk Apes, and look at the new film that has gotten a surprising amount of good reviews. Given their skepticism of the Disney product, do they agree? Also, stay tuned as they say what franchise they’re doing next.

In 2017, it was firmly believed that War of the Planet of the Apes was going to be the end of the franchise. Everyone from director Matt Reeves to Andy Serkis were in the press saying so. And they went into the making of War with all that intent in mind. So they went all out to make it so. The result, while not as successful as 2014’s Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, was still an underlying success, grossing over $490 million at the box office.

Join Matt, Adam, and Garrett as they review and dissect the movie and determine whether it was a good send off or disappointing (temporary) end to the franchise.

And be sure to come back next week, as the boys cap off this massive retrospective with a review of the brand new Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes!

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!