Tag: Andy Serkis

Cinefessions Series Review – Branden Chowen on the Planet of the Apes Series

A Cinefessions Series Review is a periodic column that sees one or more writers watching and reviewing an entire film series. Cinefessions considers any film franchise that has two or more films a series, and thus available for review in this column. This is a way to get a quick look at an entire collection…


Movie Review – Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

Movie Number– 109 Title– Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) Running Time– 105 minutes (“PG-13”) Director– Rupert Wyatt Writer– Rick Jaffa (screenplay), Amanda Silver (screenplay), and Pierre Boulle (novel) Starring– James Franco, John Lithgow, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto, Brian Cox, and Tom Felton — There are few things better than setting your expectations…