HCF Reviews
GODZILLA MINUS ONE [2023]
JAPAN IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 124 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Kamikaze pilot Koichi Shikishima decides not to kill himself in the service of his country and instead lands on Odo Island where the […]
Godzilla
Features
A Brief History of Giant Monster Movies
The ‘kaiju’ film – the Japanese giant monster movie – includes such classic screen icons as mutated sea monster Godzilla, flying caterpillar deity Mothra and towering turtle Gamera. Among the multitude of magnificent monsters was […]
Features
What Is Gojira?
A look into the origins and history of Gojira – and why it became so popular Gojira may be an unfamiliar word to some, but is simply the name for Godzilla. Back in the 19th […]
Interviews
HCF Exclusive GODZILLA VFX Interview with MPC VFX Supervisor GUILLAUME ROCHERON
Taking our breath away this year was Gareth Edwards’ monster movie Godzilla, where everyone’s favorite King of the Monsters returned to our screens to do what he does best: destroy buildings whilst battling other monsters. […]
News
UK-Based MPC Raise the Bar For Creature Feature VFX in GODZILLA
The UK-based Moving Picture Company (MPC) was the lead VFX studio bringing the iconic title creature to life in Warner Bros Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ Godzilla, which opened worldwide May 16th, 2014. The team was […]
HCF Reviews
GODZILLA [2014]: in cinemas now
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 123 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic In 1999, scientists Ishiro Serizawa and Vivienne Graham are called to a quarry in the Philippines where a colossal […]
Features
Movie Advertising Campaigns: Are we being saturated?
There was a time, many decades ago, when all a film needed was a trailer and a poster to advertise itself. Word of mouth was the key to selling a film, and if you […]
HCF Reviews
GODZILLA KING OF THE MONSTERS #23: GODZILLA [1998]
HCF REWIND NO. 180: GODZILLA [US 1998] AVAILABLE ON DVD AND BLU-RAY RUNNING TIME: 133 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Following a nuclear incident in French Polynesia, a lizard’s nest […]
HCF Reviews
GODZILLA KING OF THE MONSTERS #1: GODZILLA [1954]
HCF REWIND NO.95. GODZILLA AKA GOJIRA, GODZILLA KING OF THE MONSTERS [Japan 1954] AVAILABLE ON DVD AND BLU RAY RUNNING TIME: 96 min/ 86 min [US version] FEATURED MONSTERS: GODZILLA REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF […]