If you’ve seen Kong: Skull Island, then you know that Kong is the best part of the movie and that’s kind of the point. The film begins, interestingly enough, in WW2. In the opening scene, an American and a Japanese…
Movie Review: Kong Skull Island
I’m going to address the giant elephant in the room here. Or giant monster. Whatever you wanna call it. I was unnecessarily forgiving of Bryan Cranston’s 2014 Godzilla remake when I reviewed it. The film had a direction that I…
Movie Review: Shin Godzilla
Godzilla may be a character and symbol widely recognized across the entire globe, but culturally, the monster has never had more impact than he does in Japan, born of a cautionary tale barely a decade after the atomic bomb events…
Godzilla Resurgence Trailer Released
Godzilla met his 60th anniversary two years ago with Gareth Edwards’ Hollywood revitalization of the world’s most famous monster, and this month in Japan with the release of his first feature film with the original studio, Toho co., since…
The Film Canon: ‘Jaws’ (1975)
With the recent mega-success of Jurassic World and the reminder that people REALLY like monster movies, it seems all too convenient that one of the best monster movies of all time is celebrating its 40th anniversary this week. Still, one…
TYF Staff Picks Best Movie Monsters
With the cinematic juggernaut Jaws reaching its 40th anniversary this weekend, June 20th, we thought we’d take a look back at some of the best movie monsters of our time. I can’t say I’m all too well-versed in the genre (not for…
Evan and Ally’s Vlog: Top 5 Movies of the Summer
We’re getting to the point in September when summer is really, truly over. That coupled with the multitude of film festivals popping up, Oscar predictions already hitting the web, and new would-be contenders making their cases on the circuit each…