Godzilla Minus One has become a massive hit, and recently, the director of the film took to social media to reveal one iconic film figure who praised the film. Takashi Yamazaki recently took to Twitter to reveal that he met legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg, whom he affectionately referred to as “god.” He said Spielberg told… Read More »
The end of 2023 has come, and it has been yet another phenomenal year for movies. With the historic WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes and the Barbenheimer double feature, 2023 has been unforgettable. Here are my ten favorite movies of the year. Honorable Mentions: Society of the Snow (La sociedad de la nieve), The Color Purple,… Read More »
The world is a hellhole, so that usually means that horror is in a golden period. You can quantify the success of the horror genre in a variety of ways in 2023. This year brought all sorts of questionably sticky treats to choose from. Softcore naughtiness and Lovecraftian horror? You got it! Alien invaders? They’re… Read More »
The wait for Toho Godzilla movies is relatively slow. In the last decade, the Western variant of the giant radioactive lizard has appeared in three films and a TV show with another movie on the near horizon. In that time, we’ll have had two Japanese offerings. But that wait is clearly worth it because, well,… Read More »
This weekend, I had the pleasure of catching Godzilla: Minus One on IMAX. In many respects, the modestly priced monster feature put many of Hollywood’s productions to shame. How did Minus One only cost $15M to produce, while Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny cost over $300M? Something doesn’t add up. More importantly, I… Read More »