By this, the fourth entry in the long running Gamera series, the filmmakers had finally not only nailed down the style that all future installments
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Gamera Vs. Gyaos (1967) – Review
Every long running hero absolutely needs a villain: Batman has the Joker, Godzilla has Ghidorah and even I have an annoying cat that lives on
Gamera Vs. Barugon (1966) – Review
Unavoidably trudging along in Godzilla’s wake, Gamera’s creators made the decision to also make the turtle titan a white hat and a prospective protector of
Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965) – Review
In 1965, in order to capitalize on the impressive success of Toho Studio’s Godzilla, Daiei Studios produced a rival to the titanic, atomic lizard in
War Of The Gargantuas (1966) – Review
Godzilla and Mothra director Ishiro Honda was always trying to bring something new to that strange little genre known as the Japanese monster flick with
Destroy All Monsters (1968) – Review
By 1968, Toho Studios had been on something of a Kaiju roll for well over a decade, but, behind the scenes, rumblings were occuring that
King Kong Escapes (1967) – Review
Despite their routinely “out there” plots, most of Toho’s monster output still manage to make a certain amount of sense when judged by their own
Mothra (1961) – Review
Ishiro Honda – surely the Stan Lee of monster movies – by this point in his career had belted out more than his fair share
Ebirah: Horror Of The Deep (1966) – Review
An attack of the crabs is never pretty, especially from one the size of Madison Square Garden, but that’s unfortunately only one of the issues
Invasion Of Astro-Monster (1965) – Review
Over the last couple of Godzilla movies, a noticable swing toward showing the King Of The Monster’s in a more heroic light was emerging and
All Monsters Attack (1969) – Review
By the tenth movie in Godzilla’s cinematic odyssey, some bright spark at Toho realised that the greatest resource in keeping the King Of The Monsters
Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster (1964) – Review
By the time we reached the fifth movie in the life and times of the legendary city stomper known as Gojira, Toho studios were in
King Kong Vs Godzilla (1962) – Review
After a somewhat muted response to Godzilla Raids Again, the King Of The Monsters took something of a sabbatical as he literally chilled out within
Son Of Godzilla (1967) – Review
By the time Godzilla’s career had reached 1967, the salty tempered saurian had pretty much done it all. He’d been cast as a villainous metaphor
Mothra Vs. Godzilla (1964) – Review
After his Toho-mandated rumble with King Kong gave Godzilla some much-needed box office, it seemed like a no-brainer for the studio to dig further into
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