“Toho does Godzilla right by returning him to his darker, more message-lined roots.” Almost a decade after 1975’s Terror of Mechagodzilla, Toho finally launched a new Godzilla movie to kick off the Heisei series of Big G films. Although Terror of Mechagodzilla was the last Godzilla movie until this one, there were actually a few…

“One of Toho’s Best Godzilla Movies” Its less than stellar performance at the box office in Japan notwithstanding, I actually think this is one of the best Godzilla films in the entire 28 (as it stands currently) Toho Godzilla movie series. For one thing, the plot is a lot more interesting and topical than the…

“A mediocre giant monster movie, for better or worse.” It took Giant Monster Varan some four years before it finally made it to America under the title Varan, the Unbelievable. As fate would have it, Varan isn’t so “unbelievable” or “great”. I am reviewing the Japanese version that’s presently available on region one DVD. Despite…