The Daily Beasts

For theme projects (like #Kaijuly, #Mocktoberfest, and #SeasonsBeatings—for example),
a new film/show is profiled every day by a different writer.

Adrian Torres 7/27/22 Adrian Torres 7/27/22

Fourths Of July: LONE WOLF AND CUB: BABY CART IN PERIL (1972)

The fourth entry furthers the series’ greatness with its own splash of the bizarre.

Kiley Fox 7/20/22 Kiley Fox 7/20/22

Fourths Of July: THE BAD NEWS BEARS GO TO JAPAN (1978)

The underdog team of baseball ne’er-do-wells goes international in this disappointing sequel.

Lor Gislason 12/23/21 Lor Gislason 12/23/21

TOKYO GODFATHERS (2003)

A beautiful Christmas tale of family and forgiveness, with the proper amounts of car chases, parkour sequences, and other madcap action sprinkled throughout.

Natanael Martin 10/4/21 Natanael Martin 10/4/21

ONE CUT OF THE DEAD (2017)

#Mocktoberfest2021 keeps the camera rolling with Natanael Martin looking at the brilliant twists and hilarious turns of Shin'ichirô Ueda's 2017 film. (Spoilers abound: go see this movie already!)

Kiley Fox 7/19/21 Kiley Fox 7/19/21

GAMERA VS. GYAOS (1967)

Kiley Fox reveals how GAMERA VS. GYAOS’ giant flying space turtle of death that is a friend to children everywhere is closely linked to classic Asian folklore.

Andy Vanderbilt 7/12/21 Andy Vanderbilt 7/12/21

GODZILLA VS. MEGALON (1973)

Andy Vanderbilt looks at 1973’s divisive GODZILLA VS. MEGALON. Charming, goofy, and so much more—Andy writes about why he loves this Godzilla entry and its secret star, Jet Jaguar!

Jeremy Lowe 7/6/21 Jeremy Lowe 7/6/21

BIG MAN JAPAN (2007)

Jeremy Lowe revisits 2007’s mockumentary BIG MAN JAPAN, from co-writer/director/star Hitoshi Matsumoto, and examines the confluence of celebrity, kaiju, and the personal toll that thankless jobs helping communities can have on individuals.