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Battle for the Planet of the Apes, by Albert W. Vogt III

What does it say about the first five Planet of the Apes movies that of them my favorite is the last, Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)? I have some… Read more “Battle for the Planet of the Apes, by Albert W. Vogt III”

During the coursework phase of my Ph.D. studies at Loyola University Chicago, I had a course on Atlantic History. To be clear, it was not the study of… Read more “Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, by Albert W. Vogt III”

With Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971), everything was going along as one might expect from such a film, until it ceased being bizarrely humorous and made… Read more “Escape from the Planet of the Apes, by Albert W. Vogt III”

How many film franchises can you name that have had as many installments as that which began with the original Planet of the Apes (1968)? There have been some, the… Read more “Planet of the Apes (1968), by Albert W. Vogt III”