*****KAIJU-SIZED SPOILERS!***** As longtime readers of this column may (or may not) know, I’m a huge fan of “Godzilla” (aka “Gojira”). For those G-fan readers who want a more detailed account of my love and history with “Godzilla,” I wrote all about my favorite G-films from 1954 onward for the franchise’s 65th anniversary in my…
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“Spirited Away: Live on Stage” wills Miyazaki’s modern animated classic into reality…
*****YUBABA-SIZED SPOILERS!***** Nearly seven years ago in late 2016, one of the first columns I did for this site was on losing “my Miyazaki virginity” by agreeing to see my wife’s favorite movie, “Spirited Away,” which was returning to theaters for its 15-year anniversary. While anime is not necessarily my favorite genre, I saw something…
“Godzilla vs. Kong” (2021) delivers exactly what it promises, nothing more…
G-Fan Forever. I’ve been a Godzilla fan for (literally) as long as I can remember; watching the Showa-era Godzilla movies (1954-1975) on TV as a kid, collecting the toys, model kits and enjoying the later Heisei and Millennium-era Godzilla movies (1984-2004) as soon as I could buy them on video or catch them in theaters….
The King (of Monsters) and I: Musings on the 65-year Godzilla legacy…
The King and I. The Godzilla (“Gojira”) franchise is one that I’ve been a fan of for literally as long as I can remember. Sitting too close to the 25” cathode ray tube TV, eagerly watching poorly dubbed, pan-and-scanned prints on Saturday afternoon television… ah, childhood! Back then, the Godzilla movies were frothy fun ……
“Shin Godzilla” (2016) re-awakens a sleeping giant of Japanese cinema
Managed to catch this one in a one-night event at a local cinema back in October. And after 12 years, Toho studios revives the Godzilla brand with a vengeance. ****** SPOILERS!!! ****** This was (at least to my recollection) the most powerful and politically charged Godzilla film since the 1954 (unaltered) original film “Gojira” (the…