Kaiju Vs. History Kaiju vs. History Podcast
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- TV & Film
This podcast is a chronological crash course of Kaiju cinema history with hosts Myles and Patrick. We examine the production, reception and legacy of every single giant monster movie ever created to finally see who wins the battle of Kaiju Vs. History!
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Episode 137 - Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003)
The final part of the Kiryu duology and director Masaaki Tezuka's Millennium trilogy is up this week. Here we have another direct sequel to a Showa era film, but unlike the other films that springboard off of 1954's Godzilla this week we see the first direct sequel to 1961's Mothra. So join us in celebrating this week's episode as we look at 2003's "Godzilla: Tokyo SOS"
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Episode 136 - Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
We get to see director Masaaki Tezuka take another bite at the apple with the Big G, this time bringing back a fan favorite foe and reusing plots from his first outing. Will this movie delight audiences more than Vs Megaguirus? Will Tezuka get another chance to relive his Showa childhood in the director's chair? Find out as we look at the history of 2002's "Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla"
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Episode 135 - Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
We finally look at one of the most lauded and different films in the Millennium era of Toho films, as Heisei Gamera director Shusuke Kaneko is given the keys to the Big G kingdom. But does this movie hold up in the wake of more than 20 years of other kaiju films or does it need reevaluation? Find out as we take a long hard look at the history of 2001's "Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack!"
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Episode 134 - Kong: the Animated Series (2001)
We take a brief detour from monster movies to look at a very 90s take on everyone's favorite ape. Join us this week as we talk quickly about the history on 2001's "Kong: The Animated Series"
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Episode 133 - Godzilla Vs. Megaguirus (2000)
We are joined this week by filmmaker and writer Graham Skipper, author of the "Godzilla: The Official Guide to the King of the Monsters" to kick off this April Fool's launch of Season 6 of the podcast. We look at the next film in the Millennium series as a new director and classic foe returns through a black hole portal from the past. Has Godzilla met his match? Find out along with us as we look at 2000's "Godzilla vs. Megaguirus"
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Episode 132 -Season 5 Kaiju Cinema Recap (1990-1999)
This week we finish off the 5th season of the podcast by looking at one of our favorite decades of Kaiju cinema. Is this the best decade of monster movies yet or does the dreck drag it down? What was our top 5 of the last ten years? What was the worst in season 5? Find out all that and more in this weeks 1990's Kaiju Cinema Recap!