Tag: Godzilla
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Godzilla: We Need to Talk About the Military
*This article will contain spoilers for Godzilla (1954), Godzilla (1998), Shin Godzilla, and Godzilla Minus One.* Just about ever Godzilla movie ever made has one scene in common: the military attack scene. You know the one. That one scene where tanks and planes bombard the monster uselessly for upwards of five minutes. The scene where…
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I Finally Watched Godzilla: Minus One
I had some pretty high expectations going into this movie. Not necessarily as a Godzilla fan; I’ll love any Godzilla movie if it ain’t boring. But the hype behind this one could not be ignored. Everywhere I went online, people seemed to have come to an overwhelming consensus: this was the greatest Godzilla movie ever…
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Godzilla: We Gotta Talk About the Humans
It’s a great time to be a Godzilla fan! America is continuing their version with the Monarch show, and Japan is about to drop yet another banger on us with Minus One! The King of the Monsters ain’t giving up his throne any time soon! Over the last seventy years, many beloved monsters have taken…
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I Need to Rant About Godzilla Minus One
Sorry, X-Men. I’ll get back to you next week. Godzilla movies stand on a spectrum. There’s the cheesy monster-vs-monster action movies, and then there’s the genuinely compelling solo movies. The further down either side of the spectrum, the better the movie. In recent years, both sides of the spectrum have been occupied by separate countries.…
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Godzilla The Criterion Collection: Fifteen Classics Revived!
The horse lives! And just in time for the sixty-fifth anniversary! Long beat the horse! I don’t know if I’ve made it clear with the abundance of articles I’ve written on the topic, but I adore Godzilla! It’s been a part of my life for as long as I can remember! The original films captured my heart at an…
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