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Godzilla Minus One
Ryūnosuke Kamiki and Minami Hamabe in Godzilla Minus One. When I saw Pacific Rim back in 2013, I remember summarizing it by saying, “In this film, an oil…
Godzilla Minus One (2023) [Tokusatsu Review]
Godzilla Minus One; or, You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat You’ve all survived a tragic war. So it pains me to ask you again to put your…
Review: Godzilla Minus One is a Monster Disappointment
Godzilla is back for its 1st Japanese live-action film in seven years with a surprising post-war period piece: Godzilla Minus One. How is it?
Godzilla 1954 and Godzilla MINUS ONE Sneak Peek
We all know Godzilla. Toho's famous monster debuted in the black-and-white film Godzilla over half a century ago. The Japan Society in New York City held...
The Gargantuan Shadow of Trauma: Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color
Godzilla is practically a genre unto itself. With a 70-year history, the movies featuring the world’s most famous reptilian titan have run the gamut, from thought-provoking to spine-tingling,…
“Godzilla Minus One” Doesn't Quite Add Up
Takashi Yamazaki delivers an exquisitely rendered postwar Japan. But does his re-envisioning of history go too far?
GODZILLA MINUS ONE! Some Spoiler Free Impressions!
The new Godzilla film opened 11/3 in Japan
Pure TokyoScope PODCAST #66: GODZILLA MINUS ONE! Spoiler Free Review!
Patrick Macias and Matt Alt bring you pop culture from Japan
Godzilla Minus One – The Looming Threat of Guilt
Godzilla and The Movie Theater Experience Godzilla Films are how I know that I would love Tokusatsu. Mainly because Godzilla films are tokusatsu that are just cinematic movies.…
Godzilla Minus One (ゴジラ-1.0, Takashi Yamazaki, 2023)
A kamikaze pilot finds himself haunted by the manifestation of his war trauma in Takashi Yamazaki’s entry into the classic franchise.
Godzilla and Kamikaze Pilots - Reframing the Monster in Godzilla: Minus One
Godzilla has become a very saturated franchise since its original movie release in 1954, and the big lizard guy has only rarely felt like something special in a…
Godzilla Minus One UK and Ireland Cinema Release Details
The good folks from Anime Limited have just got in touch to tell us about their upcoming cinema release. Godzilla Minus One will burst into ...
Godzilla Minus One – Coming to UK cinemas December 15th
A FILM ICON BECOMES FEAR ITSELF IN GODZILLA MINUS ONE ROARING INTO CINEMAS, IMAX AND 4DX SOON! Cinema’s most iconic monster returns to its post-war roots with Toho’s latest…
Godzilla Minus One's Gorgeous Rerelease
Godzilla minus one minus color plus cool divided by airplanes. Edited/Written by @TeeHallumsYT SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/totallynotmark FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/totallynotmark FOLLOW ME ON TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@totallynotmark
Pure TokyoScope PODCAST #70: Gamera Day + More Godzilla Minus One!
Patrick Macias and Matt Alt bring you pop culture from Japan
The ANN Aftershow - What Is the Real Monster in Godzilla Minus One?
Jacki, James, and Lynzee saw the newest Godzilla film from Japan, Godzilla Minus One! The latest entry in the kaiju franchise goes back to its historical roots, taking…
Does Godzilla Minus One Have a Post-War Japan Problem? - An Interview With Yoshiki Takahashi
The Japanese writer / director of "Rageaholic" takes aim at the Big G's latest flick
Godzilla Minus One Expands to Over 400 Cinemas in the UK and Ireland
The good folks from Anime Limited have just sent us details of the up coming UK cinema release of Godzilla Minus One. It's due out on Friday...
Viewing Godzilla Minus One & The Boy and the Heron At The Japan Society
Godzilla Minus One King Kong. Fat Man and Little Boy. Godzilla was born from giant monster movies and the atomic bomb, in equal measure. After all, it’s
Kings of the US Box Office: Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron and Godzilla Minus One
Japanese film is having a moment in North America, as The Boy and the Heron and Godzilla Minus One take 1st and 3rd at the box office.
The Power of Three Minus One: Promare
The movie Promare came around a while ago and I missed it. I read the previews and said, “Meh. Mechas,” which is about what I say about any…
Godzilla (1954) review
A timeless classic monster movie.
The Power of Three Minus One: Spy X Family
One of the things that gets me about Spy X Family is how layered it is. It operates at so many layers of reality in its fictional world…
The Power of Three Minus One: The Dirty Pair
Scott over at Mechanical Anime Reviews has been going through The Dirty Pair recently, and I think he had the same goofy fun I had with it. So…
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Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) review [The Godzilla Project]
A splendid Godzilla narrative that does not only delivers Kaiju action in a satisfying and engaging way but also continues the questioning of the blossoming of the capitalistic…
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Son Of Godzilla (1967) review [The Godzilla Project]
Fukuda’s second narrative nevertheless constitutes an infantilisation of the evocative and metaphorical dimension of Godzilla.
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King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) review [The Godzilla Project]
A splendid Godzilla narrative that delivers thrilling kaiju action while elegantly exploring the impact of the rise of capitalism and consumerism on Japanese society and the traumatic truth…
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Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters (1968) review [The Godzilla Project]
Honda delivers another narrative in which Otherness is feared and a deceptive imaginary sense of societal harmony is subtly celebrated.
My Date Is A Total Ike Woman
Mustumi Natsuo is a name with which we at Okazu are familiar. Mutsumi-sensei was the face of the Boyish² Butch x Butch Yuri Anthology project last year. This…
Godzilla Raids Again (1955) review
Thsi sequal lacks the impact of Honda’s classic, but Oda’s narrative does deliver enough action and destruction to satisfy any Kaiju fan.
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Shin Godzilla (2016) [Tokusatsu Review]
Shin Godzilla; or, You Can (Not) Remake Man is more frightening than Godzilla. It has been 5 years since the release of Shin Gojira , T...
Review: TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE ETERNAL HEART
Once again, we're doing a month of BL manga reviews here at the Test Drive, but this year it's going to be double the reviews! We're starti...
Review: TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE ETERNAL HEART
Once again, we're doing a month of BL manga reviews here at the Test Drive, but this year it's going to be double the reviews! We're starti...
Critical Total and Enjoyment Total: What do they mean?
If you saw my Top 100 Anime of the Decade list, then you have noticed a critical total and enjoyment total for each anime, which each score going…
Inside Hell's Paradise: A World of Total Madness
Inside Hell's Paradise: A World of Total Madness Welcome to a realm that blurs the line between dread and divinity, inhabited by grotesque deities, colossal insects, and otherworldly hermits.…
Anime Review 242 Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse
I’ve been interested in Kouki Yoshimune’s works since childhood and while I haven’t played any of the games (mainly because they were borderline impossible to play especially back…
Muv-Luv Alternative, Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse, Yoshimune
Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) [Tokusatsu Review]
Godzilla vs. Mothra; or, For Mother Earth! There isn't a job that is too tough for me, except, the one time I was married to a real…
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Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999) [Tokusatsu Review]
Godzilla 2000: Millennium; or, To the Future and Beyond Biologically, Godzilla is a very special existence. It's full of unimaginable ...
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Rodan (1956) review [The Godzilla Project]
Honda delivers a bleak and disconcerting outlook on the optimistic post-war reparative economic growth.
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) [Tokusatsu Review]
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah; or, Highway to Hell First you come and see me to warn me not to make an Oxygen Destroyer. Now you want me to…
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Godzilla Singular Point (2021) [Anime Review]
Godzilla Singular Point; or, Kaiju;Gate It’s about exploring the structure of the universe. In order to truly understand the world, we ...
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Mothra (1961) review [The Godzilla Project]
By elegantly using the kaiju Mothra, Honda warns the Japanese spectator of the destructive societal effects that the blind adoption of unrestricted capitalism and wild consumption can cause.
Anime Review 246 Godzilla Singular Point
I was introduced to Godzilla with the classic movie crossover King Kong vs Godzilla 1963, aside from being a fun cheesy movie where we get to see two…
Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003) [Tokusatsu Review]
Godzilla: Tokyo SOS; or, Ménage à trois Sayonara, Kiryu! A couple of months ago I posted my review of Godzilla X Mechagodzilla (2002) ...
Godzilla X Mechagodzilla (2002) [Tokusatsu Review]
Godzilla X Mechagodzilla; or, Kiryu to the Rescue Why Godzilla? I wish they'd bring Mom back to life, not a monster. After the successf...
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) [Tokusatsu Review]
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla; or, Neon Genesis Crystals Godzilla, thank you for staying alive for me. After the successful release of God...
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) [Tokusatsu Review]
Godzilla: Final Wars; or, Last Hurrah for Monster Rumble The world is ruined, and the war is already lost. Now it's a matter of pride. ...
Gleipnir – 03 – Total Sunday
Claire is eager to learn more about Shuuichi’s beast mode, but since it’s a hot summer day, she strips down to nothing before entering him again. This is…
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[Review] Life With an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated Into a Total Fantasy Knockout
Like finds like? Fantasy Knockout is yet another prime example of how first impressions can be wrong and it’s often worth trying new things at least once. I…
Life With an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated Into a Total Fantasy Knockout