Godzilla Minus One (2023) with Alonso Duralde and Dave White

<p>It&#39;s the groundbreaking Godzilla film that won the Oscar <em>and </em>made us all cry! We&#39;re joined by film critics Alonso Duralde and Dave White of <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/linoleum-knife/id403079737" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><em>Linoleum Knife</em></a> for Takashi Yamazaki&#39;s dour but hopeful post-WWII period piece, which retells the original Godzilla story through the lens of PTSD, survival, found family, and community. From an all-star cast, to the cat-like Godzilla, to critics&#39; views of when these movies are &quot;legitimate&quot; or not, we get into why this is the Godzilla film beloved even by people who don&#39;t like Godzilla! </p><p><em><strong></strong></em><a href="https://www.patreon.com/linoleumknife" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><em><strong>Linoleum Knife</strong></em><strong> Patreon</strong></a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Alonso&#39;s book: </strong><a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/alonso-duralde/hollywood-pride/9780762485895/?lens=running-press" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><em>Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film</em></a></p><p><strong>Dave&#39;s newsletter: </strong><a href="https://sluggish.ghost.io/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">SLUGGISH</a></p><p><strong>Cover Art by</strong>: ⁠Byrne the Artyrannus⁠ (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/byrne_the_artyrannus/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> | <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/byrnetheartzilla.bsky.social?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>)</p><p><strong>⁠⁠Read Derek&#39;s </strong><em><strong>Kaiju United</strong></em><strong> piece: </strong><a href="https://kaijuunited.com/2026/03/12/king-of-the-ad-breaks-an-assortment-of-godzilla-commercial-appearances/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">&quot;King of the Ad Breaks: An Assortment of Godzilla Commercial Appearances&quot;</a></p><p><br></p><p>Part of<a href="http://glitterjaw.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.glitterjaw.com/skreeonk" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Cover Art Gallery</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> | <a href="https://www.patreon.com/wallopingwebsnappers" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/wallopingwebsnappers" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Patreon</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><strong> | </strong><a href="https://discord.gg/8BjQm58phH" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Discord</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Email: </strong><a href="mailto:skreeonkpodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠skreeonkpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Theme song:</strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy6YoiQ3TvE" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠&quot;BIO WARS - Synth Cover&quot; by Kweer Kaiju⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Sources include: </strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://archive.org/details/the-notenki-memoirs/page/n186/mode/1up" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><em>Godzilla: The First 70 Years</em> by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski</li><li><a href="https://www.thewrap.com/godzilla-minus-one-director-cats-oscars-interview/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">&quot;‘Godzilla Minus One’ Director Says His Pets Inspired the Big Monster: ‘I Love My Cats So Much’&quot; on <em>The Wrap</em></a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qXE8bKz5Kk" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Kaiju Profile - Godzilla Minus One</a></li><li>Wikizilla</li></ul>