In 2021, I published a piece on the 1976 King Kong remake, a film I deeply adore and argue might possibly be the best King Kong movie put to screen. I need you to forget about that. Erase that noting from your brain entirely because we are here today to discuss the motion picture Son of Kong, a movie that …

There’s always an inherent danger in remaking a much-beloved classic film like King Kong. Even if a remake succeeds on its own, it will naturally be compared to its predecessor and face unreasonably high expectations. It’s harder to have sympathy for the creators of a remake, as their task may have been a mistake from the beginning. All remakes are …