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Kaiju Kommentary: Godzilla 2000

Displeased with Hollywood’s handling of one of its most precious and lucrative franchises, Japanese film giant Toho changed its plans to stop producing Godzilla films for a full decade and immediately…

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Project Batman Top 7

Top 7 Scenes from Batman 1989

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the original Michael Keaton Batman film. Instead of recapping the film again, which we have already done for Project Batman, we wanted to instead…

Earl Rufus

Kaiju Kommentary

Kaiju Kommentary: Godzilla (1998)

One can only discuss the Godzilla franchise for so long before having to acknowledge the “gorilla-whale” in the room that is 1998’s Godzilla. Hot off the heels of the hugely…

Mr Alarm

Kaiju Kommentary

Kaiju Kommentary: Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)

With the state of Japanese theatrical cinema in flux throughout the 1970’s, the beloved Godzilla of the “Showa” era (1954-1975) was never able to receive the send-off he deserved. In…

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Kaiju Kommentary

Kaiju Kommentary: Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)

As the penultimate entry in the generally excellent Heisei series of Godzilla films, 1994’s Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla was met with lofty expectations. Although it is the sixth film of the…

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Kaiju Kommentary

Kaiju Kommentary: Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla II (1993)

Given the commercial success of Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah and Godzilla vs. Mothra, it’s no surprise that Toho decided to continue its kaiju reunion tour in 1993 with Godzilla vs.…

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Kaiju Kommentary Movies Review

Review: Godzilla (2014)

In 2004, Toho released Godzilla: Final Wars in theaters to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Godzilla series. The film tried its hardest to provide as much spectacle as possible,…

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The Amazing Spider-cast

The Amazing Spidercast: The Amazing Spider-man 2

We have come to the end of our journey. Chris, Earl and Justin (with James connection giving him a break) sit down to discuss the most recent Spider-man movie, The…

Earl Rufus

Kaiju Kommentary

Kaiju Kommentary: Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)

1992’s Godzilla vs. Mothra continues the trend of reimagining Godzilla’s most memorable conflicts, this time focusing on his encounter with Mothra, the benevolent winged kaiju. The opening scene is a…

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The Amazing Spider-cast

The Amazing Spidercast: The Amazing Spider-man

Boy do things get heated this week as we talk the Amazing Spider-man. Join Chris, James, Justin and Earl for the most divisive Spider-man film yet. Does a better suited…

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