Hello and welcome to Dead Times! Today we are doing a Toho double feature with my good friend Harrison! We are discussing Mothra (1961) and Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964). We puzzle out the complicated backstory of Mothra’s fairies, say the name “Chujo” a lot, and try to get to the bottom of whether Mothra is a strong female character.
Tag: monster movie
Saturday Night Live
Hello and in this special episode of Dead Times we talk about three different SNL skits, “The Midnight Coterie of Sinister Intruders,” “Kellywise,” and “A Kanye Place.” We give all praise to Kate McKinnon and spend far too long rehashing Kanye West’s history.
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003)
Welcome to Dead Times’s salute to Mechagodzilla! We are joined by Harrison again to discuss Godzilla’s giant robot adversary. And spend a lot of time puzzling out why anyone would make a giant robot Godzilla. We also have a fun conversation about potential Avatar sequels and wonder just what is the deal with those fairies?
A Quiet Place (2018)
Hello! In this episode Tim and Peter talk about 2018’s “A Quiet Place” and learn all about how families grieve and how assumptions can lead to the dissolution of families.
The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
In this episode Peter and Tim talk about “The Cloverfield Paradox” and its decision to release immediately after the super bowl. We also try to puzzle out how particle accelerators work. And generally why anything in this movie happens the way it happens.
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
We have now reached the middle of our exploration of the “Cloverfield” movies with the excellent “10 Cloverfield Lane.” We talk about how it is also all about 9/11 and take a deep dive into the incredibly rich characters this movie offers.
Cloverfield (2008)
Hello and welcome to Dead Time’s emergency Cloverfield podcast! This was recorded prior to the release of “The Cloverfield Paradox” but we rushed it out when the sequel dropped right after the Superbowl. We talk about how this movie reflects what happened on 9/11 as well as what we were doing that particular day.
