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The Terror of ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ and Sean’s Favorite Godzilla Movies. Plus: The Joy of ‘Club Kid,’ With Jordan Firstman!

The Terror of ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ and Sean’s Favorite Godzilla Movies. Plus: The Joy of ‘Club Kid,’ With Jordan Firstman!
The Terror of ‘Godzilla Minus Zero.’ Plus ‘Club Kid’ With Jordan Firstman.
Reviewing ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ and ‘Club Kid’
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About the episode

Sean and Amanda open today’s show by reacting to the stunning news that James Gunn and Peter Safran are stepping down as heads of DC Studios and hypothesizing about who could take over. Then, they cover Godzilla Minus Zero, speculate what its significant box office performance suggests about American audiences, and celebrate its phenomenal visual effects and set pieces before Sean shares his top five Godzilla movies of all time. Next, they discuss three recent releases: a movie they loved in Club Kid, a movie they found pretty average in The Cat and the Hat, and a movie they found incredibly complicated in Misty Green. Finally, Sean is joined by Jordan Firstman to emphasize the importance of telling this deeply personal queer story, explain why he wanted Club Kid to feel like anything but a debut feature film, and discuss why it was never an option to not shoot the movie on film.

Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins
Guest: Jordan Firstman
Producer: Jack Sanders
Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh

Summary

  • 0:01

    Intro

  • 0:59

    James Gunn and Peter Safran stepping down as heads of DC Studios

  • 11:09

    Weekend box office

  • 16:43

    Godzilla Minus Zero

  • 28:16

    Sean’s top five Godzilla movies

  • 40:19

    Club Kid

  • 59:38

    The Cat in the Hat

  • 1:13:08

    Misty Green

  • 1:23:59

    Jordan Firstman joins the show!

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