Humanity shines amidst the devastation in Takashi Yamazaki’s film.

The original GOJIRA remains a haunting masterpiece.

The Americanized version of the original GODZILLA is still impressive 70 years later.

The end of the Heisei era brings about one of the most impressive and enduring GODZILLA films to date.

The closing Godzilla film of the Shôwa era is an equal mix of darkness and goofiness.

A crazy kaiju slobberknocker that features some weird ass creatures, Russ Tamblyn, and a surprising amount of heart.

An oft-overlooked (and downright disparaged) kaiju film gets its due.

A delirious film that lampoons as much as it loves the kaiju genre.

The fourth entry furthers the series’ greatness with its own splash of the bizarre.

The underdog team of baseball ne’er-do-wells goes international in this disappointing sequel.

A beautiful Christmas tale of family and forgiveness, with the proper amounts of car chases, parkour sequences, and other madcap action sprinkled throughout.

#Mocktoberfest2021 keeps the camera rolling with Natanael Martin looking at the brilliant twists and hilarious turns of Shin'ichirô Ueda's 2017 film. (Spoilers abound: go see this movie already!)

Kiley Fox reveals how GAMERA VS. GYAOS’ giant flying space turtle of death that is a friend to children everywhere is closely linked to classic Asian folklore.

Andy Vanderbilt looks at 1973’s divisive GODZILLA VS. MEGALON. Charming, goofy, and so much more—Andy writes about why he loves this Godzilla entry and its secret star, Jet Jaguar!

Jeremy Lowe revisits 2007’s mockumentary BIG MAN JAPAN, from co-writer/director/star Hitoshi Matsumoto, and examines the confluence of celebrity, kaiju, and the personal toll that thankless jobs helping communities can have on individuals.