Kaiju Vs. History

Episode 231 - Mega Ape (2023)

What do you get when you add stock footage to vignettes filmed in the local park on top of 20 minutes of credits? You get a film that makes me feel like I owe an apology to Ape Vs Monster. Can Tom Sizemore's 60 second cameo save this film from one of the worst scores in this podcast's history? Find out on this week's examination of "Mega Ape"

Episode 230 - Gamera: Rebirth (2023)

This week we take a look at the first Gamera project in over 18 years as Netflix expands its already impressive animated Kaiju offerings. Can this short series make up for the lack of live action or will it go down like the animated Godzilla films as forgettable streaming crap? Find out as we watch the 2023 series "Gamera: Rebirth"

Episode 229 - Meg 2: the Trench (2023)

Jason Statham is back for another underwater romp with CGI sharks this week, as Hollywood and China team up for another oceanic action flick. Will this movie with its greater reliance on creature feature tropes measure up or repeat the cycle of megalodon monster mashes and fail to deliver? Find out with us this week as we watch 2023's "Meg 2: The Trench"

Episode 228 - The Primevals (2023)

A film that has been in development for nearly 60 years finally gets a 2023 release decades after the director's death. Can 1990's Stop motion animation with modern techniques work to tell a Lost World style or should this movie remain buried in the past? Find out with us as we finally get our hands on "The Primevals"

Episode 227 - Skull Island (2023)

Netflix tries their hand at more animated Kaiju series, this time with a technical tie-in with the Legendary Monsterverse. But can this series with no Monarch references work to enhance the connected world? Find out along with us for a quick conversation about the 2023 series "Skull Island"