Monster of the Day #1939
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Monster of the Day #1939

I can't say I love the redesign, but I get that while Japanese audiences appreciate beauty and symbolism much more than many audiences, which is why a Godzilla movie featured a monster that was literally a giant rose. So I get that Warners wanted to make Mothra "cooler" and more "realistically" a threat. In…
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Monster of the Day #1938
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Monster of the Day #1938

The failure of the Godzilla "Monsterverse" franchise, for whatever reason (most probably mass apathy for giant monsters), just again emphasizes what a miracle the success of the MCU has been. Again, Kong vs Godzilla is pretty much already done, so it will be released, I'm sure. And MAYBE two 'stars' in the title will…
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Quick Take: Godzilla King of the Monsters (2019)

No spoilers. First of all, it’s quite good. Don’t pay attention to the pro* reviewers, or the film’s weirdly low 40% pro score. Pay more attention to the 87% audience score. Even weirder, the film in no way reflected what had seemed the chief criticism of the critics. To wit, that the film went…
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