Kaiju Vs. History
This podcast is a chronological crash course of Kaiju cinema history with hosts Myles and Patrick. We examine the production, reception and legacy of every single giant monster movie ever created to finally see who wins the battle of Kaiju Vs. History!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 210
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Episode 148 – Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)
We return to the universe of one of the most popular anime shows of all time, this time in a cinematic reconstruction. Will this first of Hideaki Anno's Rebuild series full of CGI and slight differen…
01:12:15 |
Tue 16 Jul 2024
Episode 147 – Dragon War: D-War (2007)
The Korean Director Shim Hyung-rae is back after failing spectacularly with Yonggary and decides to make a new kaiju film with an even bigger budget? Will this grab for US dollars be a success or wil…
00:53:16 |
Mon 08 Jul 2024
Episode 146 – Big Man Japan (2007)
This week we take a look at maybe...no definitely the oddest Kaiju film of all time. Japanese comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto takes a mockumentary look at national heroes and oni-like monsters. Join us in…
00:59:59 |
Mon 01 Jul 2024
Episode 145 – Kong: Return to the Jungle (2006)
This week we return to the Animated Kong series of the 2000s with a new movie and 3D animation style to try and capitalize off of the extended DVD release of Peter Jackson's King Kong. Will a return …
00:28:17 |
Mon 24 Jun 2024
Episode 144 – The Host (2006)
We return to Korea this week to look at one of the greatest monster movies ever made, with Bong Joon-Ho's 2006 take on the genre. Will this kaiju-adjacent film hold up in a decade of Millenium Godzil…
01:05:37 |
Mon 17 Jun 2024
Episode 143 – Gamera The Brave (2006)
This week we return to a lighter and colorful version of the mighty Gamera with the last film for the terrific terrapin. Will this move child laden and family fun version of the film strike out or is…
00:58:46 |
Mon 10 Jun 2024
Episode 142 – King of the Lost World (2005)
We start down the dark path of mockbuster kaiju movies with the first (of many) Asylum films this week. If we survive this film will they only get better from here or are we in store for more pain fr…
00:41:11 |
Mon 03 Jun 2024
Episode 141 – King Kong (2005)
This week we are looking at perhaps one of the biggest kaiju films of the last 20 years. A film that takes special effects into a new era for the genre, by an Academy Award winning director. Will the…
01:05:52 |
Mon 27 May 2024
Episode 140 – Kong: King of Atlantis (2005)
This first animated feature from the 2000s Animated Kong series is here, and Patrick and Myles wish it wasn't. This film is a serial continuation of the TV series, with a lack of returning series reg…
00:24:11 |
Mon 20 May 2024
Episode 139 – The Naked Monster (2005)
A parody Kaiju film looks to take the stars of the 1950s monster movies and put them in a ultra-low budget comedy. Will the monster's lack of clothing get a chuckle out of Myles and Patrick or does t…
00:40:28 |
Mon 13 May 2024
Episode 138 – Godzilla: FINAL WARS (2004)
This week we do a full watch along commentary track in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Big G. Grab a copy of the film and press play along with us as we commentate all 2 hours of the film and we…
02:05:32 |
Mon 06 May 2024
Episode 137 – Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003)
The final part of the Kiryu duology and director Masaaki Tezuka's Millennium trilogy is up this week. Here we have another direct sequel to a Showa era film, but unlike the other films that springboa…
00:48:13 |
Mon 29 Apr 2024
Episode 136 – Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
We get to see director Masaaki Tezuka take another bite at the apple with the Big G, this time bringing back a fan favorite foe and reusing plots from his first outing. Will this movie delight audien…
00:56:16 |
Mon 22 Apr 2024
Episode 135 – Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
We finally look at one of the most lauded and different films in the Millennium era of Toho films, as Heisei Gamera director Shusuke Kaneko is given the keys to the Big G kingdom. But does this movie…
01:10:41 |
Mon 15 Apr 2024
Episode 134 – Kong: the Animated Series (2001)
We take a brief detour from monster movies to look at a very 90s take on everyone's favorite ape. Join us this week as we talk quickly about the history on 2001's "Kong: The Animated Series"
00:34:02 |
Mon 08 Apr 2024
Episode 133 – Godzilla Vs. Megaguirus (2000)
We are joined this week by filmmaker and writer Graham Skipper, author of the "Godzilla: The Official Guide to the King of the Monsters" to kick off this April Fool's launch of Season 6 of the podcas…
01:30:20 |
Mon 01 Apr 2024
Episode 132 -Season 5 Kaiju Cinema Recap (1990-1999)
This week we finish off the 5th season of the podcast by looking at one of our favorite decades of Kaiju cinema. Is this the best decade of monster movies yet or does the dreck drag it down? What was…
01:04:33 |
Mon 25 Mar 2024
Episode 131 – Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
A new era of Godzilla kicks off this week, only 4 years after the end of the Heisei era we get a new Big-G film rushed to theater. After Tristar's take on the monster faltered, will Toho's return to …
00:59:15 |
Mon 18 Mar 2024
Episode 130 – Yonggary (1999)
The 1990s aren't over yet as we have a Korean film to get to, one of the most expensive film in the nation's film history. Will a big budget Tristar Godzilla inspired CGI Kaiju-fest be a hit or a bom…
00:40:14 |
Mon 11 Mar 2024
Episode 129 – Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999)
The end of the 1990s is star studded with a last of the Gamera Heisei trilogy representing a capstone to this generation's Kaiju film. Is this the best of the Gamera movies? Is this the best kaiju fi…
01:03:51 |
Mon 04 Mar 2024
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