Episode 235 – Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)

We get another extension of the Mosnterverse this week with the 5th official film entry into the Titanic series. Can a more vibrantly colored and Kong heavy story swing through theaters to box office glory, or will this Showa era excursion into the center of the earth land flat on its face? We take a long and loving look at the second film in the titan team up this week with 2024’s “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire”

Episode 234 – Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023)

The Monsterverse continues on the streaming screen as we get a prequel to the King of the Monsters and a look back at the creation of the Monarch organization. Can a more human-centric story survive in a universe dominated by giant kaiju battles? We will chat Legendary films and Apple TV adaptations this week as we take a peek at 2023’s “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters”

Episode 233 – Godzilla Minus One (2023)

A new Godzilla film from Japan has emerged, with a historical setting an a dark and gritty look at post-war Japan, where Tokyo has been fire-bombed to ashes, but the will of the people remains strong. Can hope survive though when a kaiju threat emerges from the ocean to take our Nuclear family below zero? Find out in this academy award winning drama as we watch 2023’s “Godzilla Minus One”!!!

Episode 232 – Hoshi 35 (2023)

We take a look at a new historical kaiju film from director Hiroto Yokokawa as he takes a look at the Heisei era instead of his previous Showa-loving flicks. Can the celebration of actress Megumi Odaka and other Heisei actors make up for the short script and micro budget? Find out along with us as we take a retrospective look as this amazingly respectful 2023 film “Hoshi 35”

Episode 231 – Mega Ape (2023)

What do you get when you add stock footage to vignettes filmed in the local park on top of 20 minutes of credits? You get a film that makes me feel like I owe an apology to Ape Vs Monster. Can Tom Sizemore’s 60 second cameo save this film from one of the worst scores in this podcast’s history? Find out on this week’s examination of “Mega Ape”

Episode 230 – Gamera: Rebirth (2023)

This week we take a look at the first Gamera project in over 18 years as Netflix expands its already impressive animated Kaiju offerings. Can this short series make up for the lack of live action or will it go down like the animated Godzilla films as forgettable streaming crap? Find out as we watch the 2023 series “Gamera: Rebirth”

Episode 229 – Meg 2: the Trench (2023)

Jason Statham is back for another underwater romp with CGI sharks this week, as Hollywood and China team up for another oceanic action flick. Will this movie with its greater reliance on creature feature tropes measure up or repeat the cycle of megalodon monster mashes and fail to deliver? Find out with us this week as we watch 2023’s “Meg 2: The Trench”

Episode 228 – The Primevals (2023)

A film that has been in development for nearly 60 years finally gets a 2023 release decades after the director’s death. Can 1990’s Stop motion animation with modern techniques work to tell a Lost World style or should this movie remain buried in the past? Find out with us as we finally get our hands on “The Primevals”

Episode 226 – Ape Vs Mecha Ape (2023)

You know the drill, the Asylum makes mockbusters to confuse grandma buying DVDs for their grandchildren (see Armageddon 2025) and this week they are taking another shot at 2021’s Godzilla vs. Kong. Can getting rid of the Godzilla character work with additional Monkey business? The answer is no but you should still listen to this weeks episode, because we had to talk about 2023’s “Ape Vs Mecha Ape”

Episode 225 – 2025 Armageddon (2022)

What if The Asylum decided to cash in on the Avengers film mega crossover genre by taking their most well known properties and reusing digital assets from each for another terrible film? That’s our mission this week as we travel 3 years into the future from this films release to look at 2022’s “2025 Armageddon”