Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Apple’s splashy entry into the Legendary “Monsterverse” had a lot against it coming in—could you sustain a cinematic monster show on a streaming budget? What about the Godzilla-shaped elephant in the room? What we got has been, surprisingly, the strongest entry in this Western monster chronology by far, with fantastic action balanced with compelling character work from its human cast, anchored in great dual performances by Kurt and Wyatt Russell. Monarch is a giant-sized jolt in the arm for Legendary’s monster movie world.
