Tag: Godzilla
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Forget the neon-drenched, hollow-earth acrobatics of the 2020s for a second. To truly understand the transformation of the King of the Monsters from political warning to arse whupping badass, we have to travel back to 1955. Just one year after the original dropped like an atomic bomb on global cinema, Toho gave us Godzilla Raids…
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Listen up, creeps, mutants, and late-night monster-kids. Before the Big G started doing gravity-defying dropkicks, flying like a scaly paraglider, and playing soccer with Anguirus, he was something much more terrifying. He wasn’t a hero, he wasn’t a protector, and he certainly wasn’t fun for the folks on the ground to be around. In 1954,…
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Benjamin Franklin once wrote: “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” But what ol’ Benny boy should’ve add to that famous quote is: “… Oh, and big fucking monsters stomping on city’s and beating the shite out of each other. That will always be entertaining.” And if that’s…
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Giant monster movies are more popular than ever these days. With the record-breaking success of Godzilla Minus One, the top-tier storytelling of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and the awesome trailers for the upcoming Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, kaiju have come roaring back into the zeitgeist. Granted, they may not be as popular as…