Movie Review by Fr. Tom Condon, O.P.

War for the Planet of the Apes is the final installment of the excellent trilogy which includes Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2011) and Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2014). The final segment takes off from the ending of Dawn which saw Caesar, the leader of the apes, defeating Koba, his friend who turned against him. Caesar carries a tremendous wound of sadness over the betrayal, and subsequent death, of Koba. Caesar wants to live in peace, but the remaining humans continue to attack the apes, who live in the redwood forests of Northern California. The battle becomes personal when the leader of the humans, known only as “the Colonel” (Woody Harrelson), kills Caesar’s wife and son. After this, Caesar, accompanied by a few of his closest friends, attempts to track down the Colonel to get his revenge.
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Movie Review by Fr. Tom Condon, O.P.

The Big Sick is an unlikely title for a romantic comedy. But don’t let the title throw you. This is a great movie! It is a comedy about the relationship between a Pakistani-American man and an Anglo American woman in Chicago. If you’re looking for an alternative to the superhero movies that take over the movie theaters in the summer, The Big Sick may be just what you’re looking for.
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