War for the Planet of the Apes

Directed by Matt Reeves (now tasked with reinventing the DC Extended Universe’s Batman), War for the Planet of the Apes was our last opportunity to be delighted by Andy Serkis’ portrayal of Caesar, whose story ended with this movie. In addition, we finally learned how the Planet of the Apes came to be and how humans became the incoherent mammals we saw in the Charlton Heston movie of 1968.

To be clear, War isn't a perfect movie, and its villain is its biggest problem. However, it neatly ties up all loose ends and paves the way for additional characters in new Planet of the Apes films.

Plus – and we believe that everyone will agree – Andy Serkis' portrayal of Caesar blew us away! The actor conveyed so many emotions, even when he only used his eyes to do so. War for the Planet of the Apes wasn't among the highest grossing movies of the year "“ but it was certainly one of the best!