Baker's Log

   MOTHRA was one of those uniquely Japanese concepts, a film more fairy tale of the Atomic Age than outright science fiction. In the f...

   KING KONG 's effects master Willis O'Brien had been trying to pitch a sequel, evidently since the 1930's. "King K...

   MONSTER ZERO is remembered not only as a fine Godzilla movie, but a good picture in general terms. Co-produced by American Henry Sa...

   Here's another import from Japan, and in my experience one of the rarer such films. ATRAGON tells of an attack on the surface ...

   Arguably, the single most influential film of the 50's was GODZILLA, KING OF THE MONSTERS . Most obviously, it kicked off a seri...

   1989's GODZILLA VS BIOLLANTE marks a dividing line between eras. It was the last Godzilla movie to have a decent dub track (whi...

   During the classic era, only two Godzilla movies were released directly to television States-side. One was GODZILLA VERSUS THE SEA M...

   With it's mix of new and familiar, GODZILLA 1985 was a video rental staple for a good decade. I imagine any number of mom and p...

   Big Blue Dinosaur has been described as Japan's chief cultural export. This one an almost universal favorite, GODZILLA VS THE T...

 

   After KING KONG VS GODZILLA , Toho tried to get another Kong movie going. Copyright issues delayed this, however. One King Kong adve...

   RODAN THE FLYING MONSTER (or just RODAN , as the title block reads) was Japan's first color giant monster movie. It was also one...

   Although it has never been held in the highest regard, GODZILLA VS MEGALON remains one of the biggest hits of the franchise, and one...

   DESTROY ALL MONSTERS was the giant monster equivalent of those Rat Pack movies of the 60's. Originally figured as a last hurrah...

   GHIDRAH THE THREE-HEADED MONSTER was a real milestone in the genre, bringing together the major monster stars from earlier films to...

   GODZILLA VS THE SMOG MONSTER was the last Godzilla film to get the full AIP treatment. Fans remain split as to whether the film is ...

   Without doubt the weirdest Godzilla movie was GODZILLA'S REVENGE . This peculiar outing follows a small boy living in poverty, s...

   This picture was a quasi-sequel to FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD . The connections are sparse, and practically erased in the Am...

   GIGANTIS THE FIRE MONSTER was the first Godzilla sequel. In a lot of ways, it's become the forgotten Godzilla movie, although a...

   Godzilla's 20th Anniversary came with an event picture designed to restore a bit of the dignity Godzilla had lost over the last ...