Sequel Bits: ‘Alien: Covenant,’ ‘Cars 3,’ ‘Kong: Skull Island,’ ‘Sausage Party’ Sequel, and ‘Split 2,’

In today’s edition of sequel bits: The new Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales international poster. Jokes about a Hank Marlow (John C. Reilly) prequel to Kong: Skull Island. M. Night Shyamalan provides an update on Split 2. Director J.A. Bayona and executive producer/co-writer Colin Trevorrow enjoying themselves on the set of the Untitled Jurassic World sequel. A theory about Fantastic […]

Film Reviews: Kong: Skull Island

Kong: Skull Island is an overblown monster movie that constitutes just shy of two hours of meaningless spectacle. Set largely on a mysterious, uninhabited, Pacific island in 1974, the unimaginative pitch was probably “King Kong meets Jurassic World”. A group of scientists under military escort embark on a quest to map and explore the island […]

‘Kong: Skull Island’ – What Did You Think?

The king has returned. Kong: Skull Island is officially in theaters, bringing the giant ape back to the big screen as you’ve never seen him before. Director Jordan-Vogt Roberts has created a monstrous action adventure that is packed with plenty of creatures for Kong to do battle with. It’s nothing like Peter Jackson’s King Kong […]

/Filmcast Ep. 409 – Kong: Skull Island

David, Devindra and Brad discuss the latest mega monster film in theaters, Kong: Skull Island. Then in the After Dark, we discuss listener recommendations for TV shows, talk Nintendo Switch, go over your Logan feedback, and figure out what a money horse really is. Note: This episode is publishing early, which means there won’t be a /Filmcast episode next week. You can […]

Let’s Talk About That ‘Kong: Skull Island’ Post-Credits Scene

Kong: Skull Island isn’t just a new take on the classic movie monster that originated on the big screen back in 1933. It’s also the second film in the new cinematic universe that launched with Gareth Edwards’ new take on Godzilla in 2014. Though Kong: Skull Island takes place all the way back in 1973, […]

Kong: Skull Island premiere horror as INFERNO consumes statue and fans FLEE

Fantasy became reality in the most shocking way last night. In a reversal of the usual process, reality imitated art as a huge conflagration engulfed the massive sets built to launch the monster blockbuster. Crowds were forced to flee and emergency services called in as the fire dramatically spread. Eventually even the giant statue of […]

Kong Skull Island news: Brie Larson ‘tore her body down’ in intense training regime

The Oscar winner, 27, plays photographer Mason Weaver in the new movie, which hits cinemas today. Speaking to BBC News, she admitted that she had to put her body through a huge amount of hard work. “I spent two months – just like two hours a day of tearing my body down every day, just […]

Heads up to kaiju fans: You must watch (five minutes of) Kong: Skull Island

Enlarge / You wouldn’t like Kong when he’s angry. Let’s start with the good stuff, and by that, I mean the final, thrilling action sequence in new movie Kong: Skull Island. The titular ape has been discovered on a remote South Pacific island, and humans have spent about 100 minutes arguing over whether to kill the beast […]

Kong Skull Island post-credits scene teases Godzilla 2 and the future of the MonsterVerse

*WARNING SPOILERS FOR KONG: SKULL ISLAND* Movie fans will know that following in the footsteps of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the DC Expanded Universe of films, Warner Brothers have introduced the MonsterVerse. Not to be confused with Universal Monsters – starting off with Tom Cruise’s The Mummy later this year – the MonsterVerse intends […]

‘Kong: Skull Island’ Review Round-Up: The Monster Movie Is Back in a Big Way

This weekend brings Kong: Skull Island to theaters, and while some weren’t necessarily thrilled at the prospect of another King Kong movie, the early reviews indicate that this is an absolute blast of a monster movie, the likes of which we haven’t seen in awhile. We’ve already posted our own review of Kong: Skull Island, […]