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GIGANTICAST EPISODE 32: TRANSLATING GODZILLA Matt gets obnoxiously cerebral in that way you all seem to like when he brings on Jeffrey Angles, Professor of Japanese at Western Michigan University, and translator of Shigeru Kayama’s original GODZILLA novellas from 1955! You can purchase the book right here:     YOUR HOST   Matt Frank (Giganticast, […]

GIGANTICAST EPISODE 31: SHIN ULTRAMAN Matt and Tessa managed to finagle their way into Fantastic Fest to catch Shin Ultraman! Were they dazzled by the giant silver alien and his monstrous adversaries? NOTE: Apologies for the weird audio early on, all kinds of tech problems these days that should be sorted before the next episode! […]

JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION MOVIE REVIEW Our fascination with dinosaurs will never go away. We accept the questionable science in the original Jurassic Park to recreate the dinos, because as much as we are repeatedly told and know deep inside what a horrible idea it would be to bring them back….we kinda totally want to anyway. […]

GIGANTICAST EPISODE 30 – A CHAT WITH NORMAN ENGLAND Matt managed to lock down writer/director Norman England to talk about his new book, BEHIND THE KAIJU CURTAIN, and chat about life and writing and directing and politics and zombie movies!   YOUR HOST   Matt Frank (Giganticast, Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad) Matt Frank is […]

GIGANTICAST EP 29: KAIJUCATION – GODZILLA 1954 Matt’s assistant Kaston hasn’t seen the original Godzilla! Thankfully there’s a re-release of the 1954 classic playing at the Alamo Drafthouse! Join us for two parts, lining up before and after the film!   YOUR REVIEWERS (that we have bios for)   Matt Frank (Giganticast, Highly Suspect Reviews, […]

GODZILLA SINGULAR POINT SERIES REVIEW The newest attempt at Godzilla in anime form has hit Netflix, although this one feels a little different. The series takes a step into theoretical science, focusing on a near future world dealing with the discovery of a new type of matter…and of course a monster invasion. Most of our […]

GODZILLA VS KONG MOVIE REVIEW The battle of the major-domo monsters is finally here, as Legendary Entertainment’s Monsterverse comes to a head with Godzilla, previously in their “Godzilla” and “Godzilla: King of the Monsters”, battling it out with a now-bigger and older King Kong, previously seen in their “Kong: Skull Island”. Who will win? Will […]

GIGANTICAST EP 27: MONSTER HUNTER: THE MOVIE REVIEW A special episode! Matt, Morgan, Rebekah, and David saw Monster Hunter and now they HAVE to talk about it and you HAVE to listen! The cat was neat though.   YOUR REVIEWERS (that we have bios for)   Matt Frank (Giganticast, Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad) Matt […]

DIGITAL NOISE EPISODE 271: ICE SKATING MAD WEREWOLVES Aaron and Chris have one of those stacks this week with so much good stuff it was hard to pick just one winner. From mad housewives to alcoholic werewolf hunters, from giant underground beasts to Russian nuclear catastrophes, we have got it all this week. **This podcast […]

GIGANTICAST – EP 26: COLOSSAL Matt shows the 2017 indie kaiju movie COLOSSAL to his assistant Kaston! Content Warning: This one gets a little heavy so listener be aware! Please think about becoming a paid subscriber to Oneofus.net, support our huge network of shows, and get access to tons of bonus shows and videos in […]

GIGANTICAST EP 25: MONSTER ATTACK TEAM – INTERVIEW WITH ED HOLLAND Matt takes a call from the other side of the world to interview MONSTER ATTACK TEAM Commander Ed Holland. Ed reminisces on the history of his magazine, his cable access show, his adventures around the world, and his contributions to the Gamera set from […]

GIGANTICAST EP 24: ULTRAMAN X BLU-RAY REVIEW Join Matt Frank and John Sitton as they review the 2015 Ultraman series, ULTRAMAN X! This is one of Matt’s favorites and he won’t shut up about it. Pick up the Blu-Ray of this series right here Please think about becoming a paid subscriber to Oneofus.net, support our […]

GIGANTICAST EP 23: BRAVESTORM The good folks of Alliance Entertainment have hooked us up with a surprise new DVD release: BRAVESTORM, a remake of two 1970’s Japanese tv shows mashed into one! Join Matt while he tries to convince Morgan that this wasn’t a bad idea! Buy your own copy of Bravestorm right here. Please […]

GIGANTICAST EP 22: ULTRASEVEN ON BLU-RAY Matt and Aaron are back to give you some Ultra Goodness as we discuss the arguably most popular of the follow-ups to the original Ultraman, UltraSeven! Buy Ultraseven on Blu-Ray right here! Please think about becoming a paid subscriber to Oneofus.net, support our huge network of shows, and get […]

GIGANTICAST EP 21: HOWL FROM BEYOND THE FOG Matt, Morgan, and Jennifer (Mayhem’s Muse) sit down to watch Daisuke Sato’s short kaiju drama HOWL FROM BEYOND THE FOG, which premiered at the Atami Kaiju Festival in November of 2019. Giganticast is now available on iTunes, Spotify and more in its own feed. Subscribe now and […]

GIGANTICAST EPISODE 20: SOJIRO UCHINO INTERVIEW Matt’s bumming around Tokyo and he managed to corner his friend Sojiro Uchino to ask him about his days as a child actor in the Ultra series, as well as his work on Gotouchi Kaiju! Taichiro Kubota also stops by, and Toshi is on hand for more fun! Giganticast […]

GIGANTICAST EP 19: ULTRA Q AND ULTRAMAN ON BLU-RAY Matt and Aaron go through Mill Creek’s acquisition of the Ultra Series, starting with the first two shows in the franchise! Giganticast is now available on iTunes, Spotify and more in its own feed. Subscribe now and leave us a rating! You can also use the […]

GIGANTICAST EP 18: CRITERION’S GODZILLA – THE SHOWA SERIES Matt and Aaron geek out over Criterion’s 1000th spine release, Godzilla: The Showa Series, collecting all of the films from 1954 to 1975. Giganticast is now available on iTunes, Spotify and more in its own feed. Subscribe now and leave us a rating! You can also […]

GIGANTICAST Ep 17: KING OF THE MONSTERS – REVISITED! Matt drags Morgan kicking and screaming back into rewatching GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, where the two parse out their issues with the film, even while Matt does his damndest to defend it. Giganticast is now available on iTunes, Spotify and more in its own feed. […]

Giganticast Ep 16 – Jen’s First G-Fest Matt has returned from G-Fest XXVI, the latest of the long-running kaiju-centric conventions in Chicago, and Jen (Mayhem’s Muse) is with him! She discusses her first G-Fest experience and what it’s like being a new fan in this legendary genre. Jen’s Twitter Feed Matt’s Official Website   Giganticast […]

GODZILLA KING OF THE MONSTERS MOVIE REVIEW Godzilla’s back, baby, and this time he’s not alone. Not by a long-shot. Directed by horror fan-favorite Michael Dougherty (Trick or Treat, Krampus), King of the Monsters, this third film in Universal’s MonsterVerse, has been deeply anticipated. Humans versus tons of kaiju monsters and Godzilla taking the lead. […]

Matt Frank is with the Doomsters again for this last round (for now) of a look at giant monster movies. This time the crew takes on the films Tremors, Cloverfield, and Colossal. Please join our Deliberations of Doom community to ask us questions and vote on upcoming movies we discuss right here. You can now […]

Hey Doomies, the Patrol is back with more in-depth looks at horror by topic, and this time you’re in for three weeks of shows about GIANT MONSTERS! Ok, not Godzilla or his ilk, we had to make a dividing line somewhere, but we DID invite Kaiju expert and host of the Oneofus.net show Giganticast Matt […]

LOVE, DEATH & ROBOTS PODCAST REVIEW This very adult animated anthology series on Netflix launched with its first 18 episode season and it’s the talk of the town. Some love it, some hate it, some are deeply offended by it. The anthology is overseen by David Fincher, Tim Miller, Jennifer Miller, and Joshua Dohen and […]

This episode, Matt interviews kaiju manga artist Hiroshi Kanatani! Also, Alan provides the peanut gallery. Subscribe to Giganticast on iTunes, Spotify, and many other sites! Make sure to check out Hiroshi’s Facebook and Instagram page!