For this Friday Movie Night, since a decent-quality camrip has finally appeared, we’re starting off with Godzilla Minus One (2023), the hotly-anticipated latest entry in the series about the big monster who destroys Tokyo over and over again. This one goes back to the beginning, restoring the serious tone of the original 1954 film and treating the big G as a manifestation of Japan’s post-WW2 PTSD. Critics are raving about this one, so let’s check it out. Director is Takashi Yamazaki, who has also made, uhh, a couple of Doraemon movies. This is certainly his best-regarded film so far. After that is The Player (1992), a biting Hollywood satire from renowned auteur Robert Altman (we have watched his films The Long Goodbye [1973] and Popeye [1980].) Tim Robbins stars as a studio executive who receives death threats from a jilted screenwriter, and tries to identify the culprit. Hilarity ensues, along with a parade of cameos from various famous actors and the like. This is generally considered to be one of Altman’s best, so we’re giving it a whirl.

We’ll start at 9PM EST on Hextube, right here:

https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Godzilla Minus One: https://letterboxd.com/film/godzilla-minus-one/
• The Player: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-player/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Godzilla Minus One: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/1069535
• The Player: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/32929

CWs for Godzilla Minus One:

• Camrip. Quality is much better than the previous rips that were floating around, though.
• Someone leaves without saying goodbye.
• Child abandonment.
• PTSD.
• Deaths of animals.
• Someone is held underwater.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Broken bones.
• Decapitation.
• Someone is crushed to death.
• Squashed head.
• Unconsciousness.
• Deaths by falling.
• Eye mutilation.
• Blood and gore.
• Death of non-human character.
• Deaths of parents.
• Deaths of family members.
• Natural bodies of water.
• People being eaten alive.
• Audio gore.
• Hospital scene.
• Mental illness.
• Unstable reality.
• Meltdowns.
• Kamikaze pilots.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Jump scares.
• Loud noises.
• Underwater scenes.
• Crying baby.
• Screaming.
• Flashing lights.
• Plane crash.
• Nuclear explosion.
• Gun violence.

CWs for The Player:

• Stalking.
• Gaslighting.
• Alcohol abuse.
• Death of animal.
• Animal abuse.
• Snakes.
• Cheating.
• Racial slurs.
• Ableist language.
• Sex. Seems pretty tame, though.
• Drowning.

Links to movies:

• Godzilla Minus One: https://vimeo.com/906909711
• The Player: https://vimeo.com/906911166