Godzilla (1954, 96 mins)

Godzilla (a.k.a. Gojira) is the roaring granddaddy of all monster movies. It’s also a remarkably humane and melancholy drama, made in Japan at a time when the country was reeling from nuclear attack and H-bomb testing in the Pacific. Its rampaging radioactive beast, the poignant embodiment of an entire population’s fears, became a beloved international icon of destruction, spawning almost thirty sequels. 

https://youtu.be/GuV-Vb1PlSU?si=5BfQ-YPZYwxOMZbu

Godzilla Raids Again (1955, 81 mins)

Toho Studios followed the enormous success of the original Godzilla with this sequel, efficiently directed by Motoyoshi Oda as a straight-ahead monsters-on-the-loose drama. An underrated standout among the Showa Godzilla films, Godzilla Raids Again introduces the monster-versus-monster format that would dominate the remainder of the series, pitting Godzilla against the ferocious, spiny Anguirus as the kaiju wreak havoc in the streets of Osaka in a series of elaborate set pieces that succeed in upping the ante for destruction.

https://youtu.be/4b179urNFlQ?si=0-q_XdLy68mxH_qZ

Showtimes:

Sunday, January 14, 2024: 12:00

Tickets: $15 Regular (no further discounts accepted)