Kong: Skull Island (2017) Film Review, a movie directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, and starring Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly, John Goodman, Corey Hawkins ...

In 2017, though, it feels less didactic ... but uglier and meaner. In many ways, “Kong: Skull Island” is a “Jurassic Park” movie — and if viewed that way, it’s the best since the ...

“Kong: Skull Island” is a strange sort of monster movie, one set in the shadow of the Vietnam War, where the monsters are misunderstood Pacific natives defending their turf and the aggressors ...

And “Kong: Skull Island” has some great ones. While there’s a nod to the original bestiary — watch out for that giant spider! — this movie assembles a different animal crew. There are ...

Rollo Tomasi is a Connecticut-based film critic, TV show critic, news, and editorial writer. He will have a MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University in 2025. Rollo has written over 700 ...

“Kong: Skull Island” is an event movie, plain and simple ... it was beauty that killed the beast” — this 2017 remake is best summed up by one gloriously zany line: “It sounds like ...

“Kong: Skull Island” gets bragging rights for topping expectations, but the film isn’t out of the woods ... and the Beast,” which should expand 2017’s lead. “This could be the biggest ...

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"Kong: Skull Island" is the newest ape-battling movie of the King Kong franchise. Most of the outdoor scenes were shot in Queensland, specifically Tambourine Mountain, the Paperbark Forest and ...

And is there a more iconic movie image than Kong swatting at planes on the Empire State Building – not in this version, but as he did in the original? In the 2017 version, Kong: Skull Island ...

"Kong: Skull Island" is a new movie that features the mighty ape King Kong back on the big screen with help from state of the art CGI and special effects. Neil Rosen filed the following review.