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.

Aundria Parker 12/15/21 Aundria Parker 12/15/21

Holiday Movie Mood Board

Not sure what to watch this holiday season? Aundria Parker has compiled some choices to fit whatever mood you’re in.

Rob Dean 10/1/21 Rob Dean 10/1/21

BLOODBATH AT THE HOUSE OF DEATH (1984)

Horror spoof BLOODBATH AT THE HOUSE OF DEATH has haunted Rob Dean for 33 years. He finally confronts this ghost of the past and finds…not much more than hot air.

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.

Rob Dean 7/2/21 Rob Dean 7/2/21

KONG: SKULL ISLAND (2017)

Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ 2017 take on King Kong delivers on monster goodness, horror, action, adventure, and even a dollop of historical commentary.

Rob Dean 7/1/21 Rob Dean 7/1/21

PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING (2018)

2018’s PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING is messy and unfulfilling, but has some genuinely good ideas and performances within it.