Heads roll (12 to be exact!) in this must-see monster movie about a rampaging mutant lizard in Chicago's Field Museum. It's a throwback creature feature with some premo Tommy Wiseau-level acting, dubious '90s CGI, medulla oblongatas, and more. Along the way we discuss A Nightmare on Elm Street 2, killer machine movies, Megalopolis, and get … Continue reading The Relic (1997) Movie Review | Podcast
Category: Science Fiction
Planet of the Apes (2001) Movie Review | Podcast
Gladiator apes! Renaissance apes! Apes playing baseball! Sadly, none of these ideas made it into the film we got, where Mark Wahlberg crash lands on a planet of... apes... and leads a rebellion. We discuss the bizarre production journey of Tim Burton's infamous entry of the famed franchise, and welcome Naomi to help us out! … Continue reading Planet of the Apes (2001) Movie Review | Podcast
Die, Monster, Die! (1965) Movie Review
Die, Monster, Die! is a beautiful encapsulation of all things macabre, spooky, Gothic, and ghastly. This beauty is literal through the bright, yet moody, photography and also less tangible through the campy, yet sincere, performances. Along with some ghoulish special effects, this haunted melodrama from American International Pictures surpasses expectations. Director: Daniel HallerScreenplay: Jerry SohlProducers: Pat GreenCinematography: Paul BeesonEditing: Alfred CoxMusic: Don … Continue reading Die, Monster, Die! (1965) Movie Review
Fiend Without a Face (1958) | Podcast Review
Killer brains are on the loose and only the Army can stop them now! Or, at least deny their radiation tests had anything to do with it. Oops. Welcome to the squishy, squelching world of this ‘50s sci-fi romp - it ain't exactly a thinker, but you don't have to be a brainiac to enjoy … Continue reading Fiend Without a Face (1958) | Podcast Review
Science Fiction Confidential: Interviews with 23 Monster Stars and Filmmakers by Tom Weaver | Book Review
A 'tail end' baby boomer, I saw my first horror and sci-fi movies as a kid in the 1960s and liked them enough to work up an interest in how they were made, and in the people who made them. But those were dark days for genre movie enthusiasts; there was only a handful of … Continue reading Science Fiction Confidential: Interviews with 23 Monster Stars and Filmmakers by Tom Weaver | Book Review
Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) Movie Review | Podcast
Godzilla and Robot Man - sorry, Jet Jaguar - battle the dastardly Megalon and psychopathic Gigan. Along the way, we meet fashion icon Robert Dunham and wonder if Goro and Jinkawa are more than friends. Plus, what do Ultraman and John Belushi have to do with this film? Then enjoy Peter Lorre's review of The … Continue reading Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) Movie Review | Podcast
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) Movie Review | Podcast
A king-sized kaiju smackdown! Who will reign supreme? Who will eat their vegetables? Who will tell Kong to lay off the fruit juice?? Plus, behind-the-scenes drama with Willis O’Brien, the fabled alternate ending, and how Creature from the Black Lagoon figures into all this. https://anchor.fm/s/6a39cf3c/podcast/rss Then, we welcome Naomi Osborn to Camp with her TRIVIA … Continue reading King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) Movie Review | Podcast
Silent But Deadly | Monster Movies of the Silent Era
Before Karloff and Lugosi stalked the screens, the movies were no less monstrous. These frightful figures lurked in the expressionistic shadows and danced in the macabre moonlight; they laughed, they cried, they fooled the sensibilities of honest, decent folk. In the age of silent pictures, these gruesome ghouls nonetheless cried out with a savage humanity … Continue reading Silent But Deadly | Monster Movies of the Silent Era
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) Movie Review | Podcast
The Dynamic Duo are back in this campy adventure that asks the hard questions: what if Hollow Earth had a Hollower Earth? What exactly is the "new empire"? Will the Great Pyramids ever be rebuilt?? We're discussing all that and more. https://anchor.fm/s/6a39cf3c/podcast/rss Plus, Peter Lorre's "Silent But Deadly" and Tomoko Ai's GFEST panel; she talks … Continue reading Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) Movie Review | Podcast
It Came from Outer Space (1953) Movie Review
Over the next several months, Camp Kaiju will highlight the science fiction films of director Jack Arnold, whose filmography of the 1950s helped define the genre for the silver screen. Films like Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) and The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) continue to loom large over pop culture's imagination; indeed, those films … Continue reading It Came from Outer Space (1953) Movie Review
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