Review: ‘Gamera the Brave’ is the Turtle’s “Minus One”

Gamera the Brave is a film about being human, losing love, finding hope, and persevering through everything terrible. It is a film about living and growing and learning, about changing yourself for the better

The Empire, The Mu, and The Red Bamboo

The overlooked parody of Atragon is found in Ebirah, Horror of the Deep.

The Original GODZILLA, and The Power of the Hero’s Journey

Gojira (1954) is many things – a classic monster movie, an allegory for the atomic bomb, a snapshot of the anxieties plaguing those of a post-war Japan. In addition to all of these things, the film is also an example of the enduring power of the Hero’s Journey.