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Episode 49: Gunhed (1989)

Okay so we ran into some logistical difficulties trying to make an episode on the Daicon Orochi movie so we pivoted into talking about GUNHED, maybe the most incredible tokusatsu film you've never heard of... that isn't a showa movie I guess. We had an awesome time recording this episode and trying to piece together the bizarre thing we just watched. Let us help you discover a new cult favorite on this week's Discuss All Monsters! and join us next time for our annual spooky detour for Halloween! We'll be watching Noroi: The Curse Follow us on twitter! Nicky: @Anti_Laser Wyatt: @WazpRanger Explode When Defeated: @EWD_Podcast

Episode 48: Godzilla vs Biollante (1989) feat. Johnny2Cellos

Our pal Johnny joins us to talk about the cult-classic combination mad scientist movie and espionage thriller Godzilla vs Biollante on this week's SHIN Discuss All Monsters. We have a great conversation digging into the movie's story as well as its lavish, innovative, economic bubble-era special effects. Also the horrible mummy that composed music for all the Dragon Quest games composed for this movie. It sounds fucking nuts! Enjoy the episode and join us next time as we dig into Daicon's Yamato no Orochi no Gyakushu! Follow us on twitter! @Johnny2Cellos @Anti_Laser @WazpRanger EWD_Podcast Art Credit: @BoltCreature

Episode 47: Godzilla (1984)

THE FINAL SEASON BEGINS HERE. We're back and roaring out the gates with our first episode of SHIN Discuss All Monsters, our show on every OTHER Toho-associated kaiju film we can think of. First, we're diving into the Heisei era and there's no better way to begin than with the first Heisei Godzilla film. Does this new take on our favorite lizard live up to the original from 1954? Does it give us a radical new take? Or does it have a weird amount of worship for Prime Ministers and a weird over-extended production? Find out today in the first new episode of Discuss All Monsters! Follow us on twitter! Nicky: @Anti_Laser Wyatt: @WazpRanger Podcast: @EWD_Podcast

Episode 46: Gamera The Brave (2006)

Here we are, at the end of our short, sweet second season of DISCUSS ALL MONSTERS. We've explored Daiei's kaiju output, and that all comes to a beautiful, crystallized conclusion here in Ryuta Tasaki's Gamera The Brave. We dig into the specific mood and humor of this film and how it wraps the series up at the end of its life. We also discuss some of our thoughts overall on this season and some of our favorite things we've covered this year. We're going to take a short break to prepare for our next season, so tune in next month as we begin to unleash our thoughts on the rest of Toho's kaiju films, as well as some odds and ends that YOU paid for as patrons! Thanks for that! Next time... the debut of our third, final season: SHIN DISCUSS ALL MONSTERS. We return with Godzilla (1984), see you there! Follow us on twitter! @Anti_Laser @Wazpranger @EWD_Podcast

Episode 45: Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999) feat. Toby Jones

Monster-Discussing Veteran Toby Jones makes another appearance on our show to talk about the third and most offbeat of the heisei-era Gamera films, 1999's Revenge of Iris. We get into its fascinating take on things as a follow-up to Gamera 2, as well as a general discussion of what made this trilogy so damn good and why it'll stand the test of time. This episode is PACKED with the good stuff, as well as some Dreamcast references, so we hope you're excited to jump in with us! Follow us on Twitter! @EWD_Podcast @WazpRanger @Anti_Laser @Tobytobyjones