Gojira (1954)

Probably the most unusual thing about Godzilla’s first film is that for several decades the majority of Western Godzilla fans had never seen it. The first film in question, of course, is Gojira, released in 1954 in Japan. What American audiences had seen instead was Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, a recut version of the…

The Wolverine: Surprisingly Strong in His Not-So-Weakest Days

Just a few [non-plot descriptor/spoiler] thoughts on the latest entry into the filmverse version of The Wolverine, the eponymous and latest installment in the X-Men’s lone spin-off franchise, and wielder of damn near all the good lines in the X-Men films (incidentally, is that just fortuitous script development, or the result of some contractual rider…