NEW YORK (OSV News) — Moviegoers tempted by a title like "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" (Warner Bros.) are presumably not in search of Shakespearian levels of dramatic insight. Even so, the disparity between the reasonably impressive special effects on offer in the film and its low-grade human interaction remains noticeable. In creating this sequel to 2021's "Godzilla vs. Kong," returning director Adam Wingard and screenwriters Terry Rossio, Simon Barrett and Jeremy Slater at least set themselves a fresh goal. Namely, to have the two familiar creatures of the title abandon their longstanding feud and unite for a worthy purpose. Their human handlers hope the monsters — within this franchise known as Titans — can come together to defeat…