Kong: Skull Island (2017)

In 1973, government seismologist Bill Randa (John Goodman) sold his superiors on the notion that an uncharted isle in the Pacific held the keys to a generation’s scientific advancement. His ragtag team of soldiers and researchers discovered the atoll’s secrets, to their everlasting terror: scores of bloodthirsty mutated beasts and an uncanny giant gorilla lording dominion over all. Crowd-pleasing re-do of the fright favorite co-stars Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly. 118 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

Godzilla: King Of The Monsters (2019)

City-trampling smash sequel to the Big G’s 2014 American re-imagining goes full monster party, as eco-terrorists seize Monarch technology designed to communicate with Earth’s hidden leviathans--and use it to spur the beasts toward reclaiming the globe from humanity. With Rodan, Mothra, and King Ghidorah rampaging unchecked, will Godzilla right the scales...or add to the carnage? Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Sally Hawkins, Charles Dance, Ken Watanabe star. 132 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

In an ancient subterranean world deep inside the Earth lies a power source sought by a cybernetics company to combat Godzilla...and only King Kong can acquire it. The two mammoth monsters are soon going head to head, wreaking havoc on an unsuspecting Hong Kong. But they may need to combine their colossal strength when metal menace Mechagodzilla rages out of control. Fourth entry in the combined "MonsterVerse" series stars Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall. 113 min. C/Rtg: PG-13