In present-day Japan, a series of destructive offshore phenomena leads to the appearance of a unidentified giant lizard-like creature. The mysterious nature of the beast and the destruction it leaves in its wake causes political confusion and paralysis within the Japanese government. A task force is created to research the creature and solve the puzzle of an enigmatic chart left behind by Goro Maki, a disgraced, anti-nuclear zoology professor, that might hold the key to stopping the creature. This week we discuss Shin Godzilla from 2016 as it is being re-released in theaters due to a 4K remaster.
Next week we will be discussing Highest 2 Lowest the latest Spike Lee joint starring Denzel Washington and screenplay by Alan Fox.
Works Cited:
- 10 Cloverfield Lane (Dan Trachtenberg, 2016)
- At The Movies, Season 11, Episode 36 - Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert, 1997)
- The Batman (Matt Reeves, 2022)
- Cloverfield (Matt Reeves, 2008)
- The Cloverfield Paradox (Julius Onah, 2018)
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (Matt Reeves, 2014)
- The End of Evangelion (Hideaki Anno, 1997)
- Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (Hideaki Anno, 2007)
- Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (Hideaki Anno, 2009)
- Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (Hideaki Anno, 2012)
- Gamera, the Giant Monster (Noriaki Yuasa, 1965)
- "Gamera: Guardian of the Universe" (Roger Ebert, 1997)
- Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (Shusuke Kaneko, 1999)
- GAMERA1999 (Hideaki Anno, 1999)
- Godzilla (Ishirō Honda, 1954)
- Godzilla (Gareth Edwards, 2014)
- Godzilla Minus One (Takashi Yamazaki, 2023)
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (Ishirō Honda, 1964)
- "I WENT TO THE "ICE OUT OF LA" PROTEST" (Hasan Piker, 2025)
- Love & Pop (Hideaki Anno, 1998)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Haim Saban, Shuki Levy, 1993-1995)
- Mystery Science Theater 3000, Season 3, Episode 2, Gamera (Joel Hodgeson, Frank Conniff, 1991)
- Shin Godzilla (Hideaki Anno, 2016)
- Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad (James Rowley, 1994-1995)
- War for the Planet of the Apes (Matt Reeves, 2017)
- Twin Peaks: The Return, "Part 8 - Gotta Light?" (David Lynch, 2017)
- The Guns of August (Barbara Tuchman, 1962)
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Ben Verschoor
Steven Santana
Opening music is Root Beer Rag by Billy Joel
Closing music is G-Spot Tornado by Frank Zappa
