This week we examine a film in the wind swept reaches of Norway as comedians and bare film crews create a delightfully dry documentary style film about Trolls. Does the Kaiju factor of these lumbering beasts make for a great monster movie or will it turn to stone in the cold light of nearly 15 years since its release? Find out with us as we look at 2010’s “Trollhunter”
Read More Episode 162 – TrollHunter (2010)An odd indie kaiju comedy from Japan is the focus of this week’s episode as we see the good bad in the ugly kappa. Will this smaller side project of a film with cameos from the directors future Godzilla friends be enough to interest audiences or will this movie be stuck in the boob-Tubi limbo? Find out as we are in for one shell of a ride watchin 2010’s “Death Kappa”
Read More Episode 161 -Death Kappa (2010)We take a look at a rarity in kaiju cinema as an American reboot seeks to recapture monster movie madness from the 1980s with a big budget CGI Hollywood film. Will this movie stack up to the painstakingly stop motioned past cinema or is this destined to be more schlock for the critics columns? Find out as we explore 2010’s “Clash of the Titans”
Read More Episode 160 -Clash of the Titans (2010)We take a look at the ultra low budget film that put future Godzilla director Gareth Edwards on the map. Does this indie darling about gigantic alien creatures in Mexico still hold up? Find out as we kick off season 7 of Kaiju Vs. History with 2010’s “Monsters”
Read More Episode 159 -Monsters (2010)We look at the first decade of the new millennium and decide if Kaiju cinema is on the rise, the decline, or is reinventing itself. This decade saw some beloved films from classic franchises, and even more new voices enter the scene. We talk about our top and bottom 10 films and how those lists have changed and more this week on the Season 6 Kaiju Cinema Recap!
Read More Episode 158 – Season 6 Kaiju Cinema Recap (2000-2009)We look at the modern setting in Shinpei Hiyashiya’s off Raigo/Raiga series, here in the middle of his trilogy. Will this more comedic take on kaiju work well or overstay its welcome? Find out along with us as we talk all about 2009’s “Raiga: God of the Monsters”
Read More Episode 157 – Raiga: God of the Monsters (2009)We head back once more into the turbulent world of the Rebuild of Evangelion, this time with the ambitious and alternative history of event that is Part 2.0. Will altering more from the TV series help revitalize this series or be its doom? Find out along with us this week as we look at 2009’s “Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance”
Read More Episode 156 – Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)Lock us up in the Asylum films and throw away the key. We start one of the only “mega” series from the infamous movie house with a strictly kaiju sized main character and continuing story. Is this as bad as the rest from this studio or will the great versus nature influence our opinion, find out on this weeks episode as we look at “Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus”
Read More Episode 155 – Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus (2009)We head to the land of American CGI animated films for Dreamwork’s look back at the monster movies of the 1950s. Will this oft forgotten film make a splash on the kaiju scene or will it and its fans realize that its no Kung Fu Panda…find out along with is as we look at 2009’s “Monsters Vs. Aliens”
Read More Episode 154 – Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)This week we slow down and rewind to a simpler time in Japan’s past when the booming economy began to bust and the future didn’t look as bright as the 1950s. See a youth club take on the monumental weight of adulthood and the specter of an unseen monster in 2009’s “Demeking, the Sea Monster”
Read More Episode 153 – Demeking, the Sea Monster (2009)