The good, the bad and the ugly: “Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire”

Christian Peterson Columnist “Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire” hit theaters on Friday, March 29. The movie was directed by Adam Wingard, with the screenplay written by Terry Rossio, Simon Barrett and Jeremy Slater. Wingard, Rossio and Barrett were the story creators. The movie is the fifth film and a continuation of the MonsterVerse franchise, a series of kaiju (large monsters) movies based of the classic Toho characters such as Godzilla and King Kong. The movie continues the story of the two monsters after their showdown in “Godzilla vs. Kong.” Godzilla patrols the surface of the Earth, maintaining his rule as king of the monsters. However, he is observed to be powering up for a