‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ review: The monsterverse crossover arrives with massive spectacle for any screen

Listen, this is a movie about a giant fire-breathing lizard fighting an equally giant monkey.  If you’re not on board with that, don’t bother. There’s no dancing around how ridiculous the premise is, but Godzilla vs. Kong sets the bar…

What is really going on in the ‘Godzilla VS Kong’ trailer?

Good afternoon, I hope you’re ready for some bonkers Godzilla trailer deconstruction. Some definite spoiler speculation ahead that may or may not be at least half correct. Ok, spoiler folks gone? Cool cool. On the afternoon of Sunday, January 24,…

Are Kong: Skull Island’s humans irrelevant?

If you’ve seen Kong: Skull Island, then you know that Kong is the best part of the movie and that’s kind of the point. The film begins, interestingly enough, in WW2. In the opening scene, an American and a Japanese…

10 great movie-inspired games (2000 – Present)

What do films like The DaVinci Code, Battleship, Saw and Harry Potter have in common? They were all “blessed” with their own video game adaptations, and all of them were mediocre at best. We live in a day and age where video games based on popular movies…

The Film Canon: Godzilla (1954)

Before the sequels, before the reboots, before the television shows, the action figures, the video games, and its canonization as a bona fide pop culture icon, Godzilla was just a monster. A lumbering 164-foot tall beast of rage and eradication,…

James Cameron and Jon Landau Question and Answer

On September 10th in Union Square, James Cameron and Jon Landau had a special question and answer session while promoting the 3D release of Titanic. Here it is as follows: Host:  Why 3D? James Cameron: Alright, how many eyes do…