Kaiju Vs. History

We take a look at a throwback to giant insect films of yesterday's Hollywood, but one that still failed to make a big splash. In a film that feels like it should be a part of the Asylum productions can this relatively star-studded film stand out or will this fail to muster up? Find out with us as we dive into "Big Ass Spider"

Its rare that a major new Kaiju franchise is started in Hollywood, and even rarer still when its done so by an award winning director. Will a story about giant robots destroying alien ocean-emergent Kaiju sink or swim in the now dominated Superhero blockbuster market? We are a decade out from this films release and looking to see how it holds up and whether it deserves all of its critical acclaim...

We are sadly now living in Asylum Film's world where they can release their film first before the movie they're mockbusting, and so before our meat we have to devour some nasty veggies. This week join us as we are forced to watch once more the film "Atlantic Rim"

We take a look at an auteur visual artists take on a kids monster movie, both of the Kaiju size as well as ones that can fit into your pocket. Will this hidden gem from Japan's Takashi Murakami delight the child inside us or does this adjacent film not measure up to the stiff Gamera like competition. Find out with us as we explore 2013's "Jellyfish Eyes"

We return to the Evangelion Universe for the first very different, time-jumping, alternative take on the giant mecha series in film form. Does this movie deserves the derision that it draws from fans or is this the sleep hit of a dark middle chapter? Find out with us this week as we take on "Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo"

We are back to take a look as the CGI over the top action of ancient greek Gods and Monsters this week. Will a second voyage in the Aegean Sea be more fruitful than the first for Kaiju cinema history or is this a Titan's world and we're just men living in it? Find out along with us as we look at 2012's "Wrath of the Titans"

We rewind back a year to look at the first sequel to the Mega Shark series from the Asylum Films. Can Jaleel White make this film succeed where the first failed? Find out as we look at the 2010 movie "Episode 164 -Mega Shark Versus Crocosaurus"

We take a look at a Syfy original movie in RHI Entertainment's Maneater seires this week. Will it outshine the Asylum mockbusters that littered that network and stand on its own two feet or fall to the annals of made for TV drek? Find out along with us as we take a look at 2011's "Behemoth"

This week we examine a film in the wind swept reaches of Norway as comedians and bare film crews create a delightfully dry documentary style film about Trolls. Does the Kaiju factor of these lumbering beasts make for a great monster movie or will it turn to stone in the cold light of nearly 15 years since its release? Find out with us as we look at 2010's "Trollhunter"

An odd indie kaiju comedy from Japan is the focus of this week's episode as we see the good bad in the ugly kappa. Will this smaller side project of a film with cameos from the directors future Godzilla friends be enough to interest audiences or will this movie be stuck in the boob-Tubi limbo? Find out as we are in for one shell of a ride watchin 2010's "Death Kappa"

We take a look at a rarity in kaiju cinema as an American reboot seeks to recapture monster movie madness from the 1980s with a big budget CGI Hollywood film. Will this movie stack up to the painstakingly stop motioned past cinema or is this destined to be more schlock for the critics columns? Find out as we explore 2010's "Clash of the Titans"

We take a look at the ultra low budget film that put future Godzilla director Gareth Edwards on the map. Does this indie darling about gigantic alien creatures in Mexico still hold up? Find out as we kick off season 7 of Kaiju Vs. History with 2010's "Monsters"

We look at the first decade of the new millennium and decide if Kaiju cinema is on the rise, the decline, or is reinventing itself. This decade saw some beloved films from classic franchises, and even more new voices enter the scene. We talk about our top and bottom 10 films and how those lists have changed and more this week on the Season 6 Kaiju Cinema Recap!

We look at the modern setting in Shinpei Hiyashiya's off Raigo/Raiga series, here in the middle of his trilogy. Will this more comedic take on kaiju work well or overstay its welcome? Find out along with us as we talk all about 2009's "Raiga: God of the Monsters"

We head back once more into the turbulent world of the Rebuild of Evangelion, this time with the ambitious and alternative history of event that is Part 2.0. Will altering more from the TV series help revitalize this series or be its doom? Find out along with us this week as we look at 2009's "Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance"

Lock us up in the Asylum films and throw away the key. We start one of the only "mega" series from the infamous movie house with a strictly kaiju sized main character and continuing story. Is this as bad as the rest from this studio or will the great versus nature influence our opinion, find out on this weeks episode as we look at "Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus"

We head to the land of American CGI animated films for Dreamwork's look back at the monster movies of the 1950s. Will this oft forgotten film make a splash on the kaiju scene or will it and its fans realize that its no Kung Fu Panda...find out along with is as we look at 2009's "Monsters Vs. Aliens"

This week we slow down and rewind to a simpler time in Japan's past when the booming economy began to bust and the future didn't look as bright as the 1950s. See a youth club take on the monumental weight of adulthood and the specter of an unseen monster in 2009's "Demeking, the Sea Monster"

We are back this week for another Japanese kaiju film and this time more comedy in a blast from the past monster. Director Minoru Kawasaki takes us inside a look at contemporary politics through the eyes of stopping a giant space monster from destroying japan. Will the world leaders ever come together and develop a plan or are we about to get squashed? The only way to find out is to watch along wi...

We take a look at the first film on our list from Shinpei Hayashiya in his awesome low budget kaiju series. Will this first throw back historical epic take flight or end up like a beached whale ready to explode? Find out as we take a loving look at 2008's "Reigo, King of the Sea Monsters"

The hits continue this season as one of the most anticipated kaiju movies to hit theaters finally lands in NYC. But will this movie cloaked in mysteries become a viral hit or a sleeper film? We look at Matt Reeve's first huge big budget film and discuss if it lived up to the hype or not, so join us in watching and reminiscing about 2008's "Cloverfield"

Asylum pictures is back to haunt our kaiju watch through as we watch a movie with promising mockbuster styles but nothing going on technically. Can two B-Actresses lead this small film to victory before Cloverfields release? Well join us to find out as we watch the first kaiju movie of 2008, "Monster"

We return to the universe of one of the most popular anime shows of all time, this time in a cinematic reconstruction. Will this first of Hideaki Anno's Rebuild series full of CGI and slight differences be enough to launch his new enterprise successfully? Find out as we look at 2007's "Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone"

The Korean Director Shim Hyung-rae is back after failing spectacularly with Yonggary and decides to make a new kaiju film with an even bigger budget? Will this grab for US dollars be a success or will it once mort go down in poorly translated conceptual flames? Find out as we take a look at 2007's "Dragon War: D-War"

This week we take a look at maybe...no definitely the oddest Kaiju film of all time. Japanese comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto takes a mockumentary look at national heroes and oni-like monsters. Join us in slowly going crazy as we watch 2007's "Big Man Japan"