Long live the king! The Monsterverse swerves into this fanservice romp about mother nature vs. a climate change space dragon, all spawned from the messiest divorce of all time. We talk about the first ever Hollywood interpretations of Rodan, Mothra, and Ghidorah (and Kevin), this film's bend toward the biblical and mythological, the ensemble cast of all-stars, and the many references that may or may not make sense (what do you MEAN they're the Shobijin?!) We also get into this movie's complicated and frustrating relationship with the 1954 Godzilla film and nuclear weapons. Justice for Sally Hawkins!

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The monster party's raging! Eleven kaiju unite in this crossover event and intended finale for Godzilla's universe...but more importantly, ANGUIRUS IS BACK, BABY! Streamer and voice actor Lauren Goodnight joins us to talk all those monsters, dubs, and metal slug aliens disguised as eerie women in sequins who make us question our sexualities. We get into the restraints that affected each monster's role, how this whole endeavor came together, and King Ghidorah's brutal ass-kicking.

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Ishirō Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski

A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat

Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G" by Steve Ryfle

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Shed that rusted armor of patriotism! We're talking about the masterful sci-fi war film that includes an undersea empire full of bright wigs, a cat-eyed sea dragon named Manda, and a flying submarine. Like the Gotengo's drill, we dig into this highly political movie that tackles both rampant nationalism and the real-life legend of Mu, and includes some of the most captivating and haunting special effects sequences Toho has ever produced.

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Ishirō Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski

A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat

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We've gone back to the 50s for the unbelievable flying squirrel himself, Varan -- and he deserves better than this movie! Corporate shenanigans and bad luck made a cheap made-for-TV serial movie become retrofitted for a theatrical release, resulting in a boring imitation of better kaiju films. The Good: Varan's costume made from peanut shells and vinyl hoses, and his many cute moments of hiding and flare-eating. The bad: Real-world racism in this film's presentation of indigenous people, and a lot of characters running back and forth through the woods.

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"The fight for self-representation: Ainu imaginary, ethnicity and assimilation" by Marcos P. Centeno Martín from Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media

A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat

Ishirō Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski

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This one's for the sad girlies! The Millennium era's Frankenstein-like reinvention of Mechagodzilla brings us the long-awaited BONES GODZILLA, as the original creature's corpse is resurrected as a cyborg known as Kiryu who cries blood and shoots an ice bubble. We get into whether this robot dinosaur is a haunted tragic figure or a redemptive heroic one, and the many conflicting themes of loss, self-loathing, the value of life, and ambiguous character ages. Plus, plenty of Evangelion and Megaguirus talk!

Cover Art by: Alo (Zketchart)

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A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat

Godzilla FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of the Monsters by Brian Solomon

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The Frankenstein Brothers are ready to rumble! In this sorta-kinda sequel to Frankenstein vs. Baragon and the final Japanese/American collab with UPA, gargantuan bros Sanda and Gaira -- one friendly and peace-loving, one violent and hungry -- have a battle to the death, but not before extensive sequences of military fights, people-eating, and a big musical number. We get into this film's underlying darkness, the troubles with lead Russ Tamblyn (of Twin Peaks!), and a strangely empty story for the human characters.

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A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat

Ishirō Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski

Godzilla FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of the Monsters by Brian Solomon

YouTube Compilation of UPA Version Differences

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Come for the robot dinosaur, stay for the cutest bestest baby boy! In what was originally conceived as the finale of the Heisei era, big names Mechagodzilla, Rodan, and even a new Baby Godzilla arrive for this nature vs. technology story, where humans and the military are unambiguously the bad guys and the monsters are just seeking their adopted family. We talk about this era's odd use of Miki (and how this film makes an effort to fix it), eerie psychic songs, Mechagodzilla as corporate pride, all the smoke, sparks, and spotlights, and Derek's all-time favorite Godzilla character.

Cover Art by: Radical Gator

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A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat

Godzilla FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About the King of the Monsters by Brian Solomon

Shelley Sweeny interview with Vantage Point

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Ditch the TARDIS for Tokyo Tower! Hamish Steele⁠⁠ returns for Toho's second attempt at King Kong, which includes a supervillain named Dr. Who (!!!) creating Mechani-Kong, a giant robot ape version of the lonely and horny real deal. We get into this movie's origins as a Rankin-Bass cartoon -- and the on-set conflicts caused by those American co-producers -- along with all the James Bond DNA (including a literal Bond girl), iconic English dubbing, and how this is a better sequel to classic King Kong than you'd expect.

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Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski

A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat

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Godzilla is in his tired dad era, because he's got a new ugly baby to take care of! Zakzilla joins us to meet Godzilla's firstborn son in this chill and mellow island adventure, even amongst all the GIANT BUGS created by stellar marionette effects. We talk about the strangely sinister science experiment story in an otherwise comedic movie, along with Minilla/Minya as queer representation, Butterface Godzilla, Kumonga's uncomfortable mouth, and more!

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⁠"Coming Out" - a stop motion short about a trans kid⁠⁠ by Cressa Maeve Áine

Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G" by Steve Ryfle

A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat

Ishirō Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski

Godzilla FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of the Monsters by Brian Solomon

The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films by John LeMay and Ted Johnson

The Complete Godzilla Chronology 1954-2004 by August Ragone and Bob Eggleton

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If you love gross freaks, body horror, and scathing indictments on government bureaucracy, then boy do we have the movie for you! Chels from The Q Division and And a Rewatch Podcast joins us to talk about her special boy that she couldn't be prouder of: a mutating creature who goes from adorable waddling googly-eyed baby to the scariest Godzilla of all time. We peel back the bloody layers of this masterpiece from Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi of Neon Genesis Evangelion fame, including America's political relationship with Japan, how this harkens back to the original Godzilla film, that devastating opera song, and more.

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The Notenki Memoirs Studio Gainax and The Men Who Created Evangelion by Yasuhiro Takeda

Godzilla FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of the Monsters by Brian Solomon

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