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Sept. 26, 2024

97. KAIJUBILEE Part VIII: Godzilla (2014) w/Sunil Patel

97. KAIJUBILEE Part VIII: Godzilla (2014) w/Sunil Patel

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: KAIJUBILEE! - a celebration of cinema's favorite giant monster, Godzilla, Just in time for the King of Monsters' 70th birthday!

This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by writer and film-buff, Sunil Patel, in a return stateside with the second western adaptation of Godzilla from 2014, directed by Gareth Edwards!

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Featured Guest:

Sunil Patel is a San Francisco Bay Area writer who has published numerous short stories in anthologies like Asian Monsters and magazines like Asimov’s Science Fiction, had numerous short plays and sketches performed by San Francisco Bay Area companies like Awesome Theater and Quicksand Club, and posted numerous movie reviews on websites like Letterboxd and The Workprint. Read his work at ghostwritingcow.com, and find his reviews for over thirty Godzilla movies at https://letterboxd.com/ghostwritingcow.

References:

Godzilla director Gareth Edwards explains the symbolism of kaiju - io9

Godzilla film 'harks back to Jaws and Alien' - BBC

MPC Vancouver set new standards for creature feature VFX in Godzilla - MPC

Verbathim (new album) by Nemahsis

From (on MGM/Amazon Prime)

The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler

Control (video game)

Joko Anwar's Nightmares and Daydreams (Netflix)

Asian Monsters