Join us as we venture to Hallow Earth in this deep drive of Adam Wingard’s 2024 feature film Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. How will this latest addition to the Monsterverse stack up to previous entries? How will this supposed Godzilla movie stack up to other recent Godzilla offerings? Is there merit in trying to recreate the feeling of an 80’s toy aisle? All these questions answered, somewhat, right here on Zero Credit(s).
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Every so often, a movie comes up from the depths and stands 30 stories high without much fanfare or marketing and completely levels your expectations. This is one such movie. Godzilla Minus One is a love letter to the storied franchise and so much more. Listen to some of our deepest dives yet as we try to surface what makes this movie so good.
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Everything’s back to normal this week on Zero Credit(s), so let’s catch up a little on some of the news we missed. The Fast and Furious franchise has a couple of big announcements for their upcoming last film in the series ever and another film series covered on this show has a monstrous announcement as well. I will now spend the rest of my time listing alternative titles for this episode: Mr. Momoa’s Wonder Momoaporium, AQM (A Qua Man), Chris Pratt is Reviving the Holy Magisterium, It’s Me, Spider Mank, At Least a Couple Wise Men, There Will Be an Ass.
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In 2016, manga and anime creator Hideaki Anno had a vision to bring Godzilla into the modern age with a brand new movie. This is that movie. But at the end of the long hot days of Hot Godzilla Summer, how does this Japanese revival stack up to the American versions we’ve been talking about for the past 10 weeks? It all finally comes to end, right here on a Zero Credit(s) Supplemental Reading.
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In 2020, a studio had an id–okay you get it at this point. Legendary pictures, Warner Bros., and Toho Studios made a deal for a series of movies starring Toho Studio’s roster of Godzilla monsters and agreed for these monsters to rub against America’s King Kong for extra measure in a reboot of the legendary large monster movies of the past. This is the last of the movies to be made under this agreement and boy, what a last movie it is. We’re not pulling our punches with this one. If you think we nitpick the bad stuff of movies we like, man, just wait, because I’ll tell you upfront that we did not like this movie. So what went wrong? Let’s explore that in full, spoilerific detail. Right here, on a Supplemental Reading brought to you by Zero Credit(s).
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In 2019, a studio had a vision. What if someone were to continue making Godzilla movies set in the Legendary Pictures Monster Cinematic Universe? One person rose to the challenge and teamed up with two other people to write the script. They then teamed up with an multiple production studios, vfx studios, a couple of movie studios, multiple executive producers, and probably a shaman to make Godzilla King of the Monsters. Does the third installment of the Legendary Pictures MonsterVerse stand up to the test of time, or does it fail to connect on so many levels? There’s only one way to find out who the king is this round, and that’s by listening to this Supplemental Reading brought to you by Zero Credit(s).
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In 2014, a studio had an idea. What if we acquired the film rights to Godzilla from Toho Studios to make some American-ized Godzilla films for the modern day? Everyone was aghast. Nothing like this had ever been attempted since the Mathew Broderick 1999 version that tanked so hard, Toho Studios dusted off their cameras to film Godzilla 2000 in response. But for some reason, Toho Studios agreed to a three film deal (or until 2020, whichever happened first) with WB and thus here we are. Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Olsen, and a male version of Anya Taylor-Joy (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) come together to bring the Big Green Mother of Three to the screen along with Ken Watanabe and the lady from The Shape of Water. Directed by Visual Effects Artist Gareth Edwards (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), this 2014 film hits all of the notes of a classic Godzilla movie, but where does it rank on the just introduced WB Monsterverse Power Rankings? There’s only one way to find out and that’s by listening to this, the inaugural kickoff of the Summer of Godzilla (in Spring).
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Every year, a niche group of enthused hobbyists get together and share delight in news and upcoming greatness. Those people…are Women’s National Team fans. It’s the Women’s World Cup everyone, and it’s time to cheer on USA to the gold winner’s circle of greatness. In other news, every year, a niche group of enthused hobbyists get together and share delight in news and upcoming greatness. Those people…are Godzilla fans. It’s a celebration of the latest Godzilla film everyone, and it’s time to cheer on Godzilla to the gold winner’s circle of greatness. Moving on, every year a niche group of enthused hobbyists get together and share delight in news and upcoming greatness. Those people…are Keanu Reeves fans. It’s Keanu Reeves everyone, and it’s time to cheer Keanu Reeves on to the gold winner’s circle of greatness. But that’s not all. You see, every year a niche group of hobbyists…
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