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Kaiju Kommentary: Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)

There’s no denying that 2004’s Godzilla: Final Wars is the most divisive film in the entire franchise. It’s an attempt by Toho to repeat a feat they successfully pulled off a decade prior,…

Mr Alarm

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Kaiju Kommentary: Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)

2003’s Godzilla: Tokyo SOS is a direct sequel to Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla, but often feels like a more ambitious retelling of the same story. A new cast of characters is…

Mr Alarm

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Kaiju Kommentary: Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (2002)

The beauty of the “Millennium” series of Godzilla films, which lasted from 1999 until 2004, is that the producers were pretty much given “carte blanche” to do whatever they wanted…

Mr Alarm

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Kaiju Kommentary: Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah (2001)

Interest in the Godzilla series was rapidly declining after Godzilla 2000 and Godzilla vs. Megaguirus were met with middling reactions by both fans and critics. Fearing another commercial disappointment, Toho once again proved that…

Mr Alarm

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Kaiju Kommentary: Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)

The second film in the “Millennium” series of the Godzilla franchise, Godzilla vs. Megaguirus, opens with a startling revelation: The events of the previous year’s Godzilla 2000 never happened. No…

Mr Alarm

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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…

Mr Alarm

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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

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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…

Mr Alarm

Comics Review

Comic Book Review – Fantastic Four #4

Fantastic Four #4 Writer: James Robinson Artist: Leonard Kirk Inkers: Karl Kesel and Jay Leisten Colors: Jesus Aburtov The return of the Wrecking Crew! Wait, they’re the Frightful Four now!…

Jonathan Schultz

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Review Shooter: Iron Man 3

Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Guy Pearce and Ben Kingsley.Director: Shane Black.Writers: Drew Pearce, Shane Black.The Marvel Cinematic Universe continues with the latest instalment: Iron Man 3. The first…

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