GODZILLA Minus One

Forget the Hollywood versions – this new Japanese take on the beast is astonishing

- JAMES MOTTRAM, NIGEL PIZEY, NEIL SMITH

Separate from – and far superior to – the MonsterVerse film series and its assorted TV spin-offs (Skull Island, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters), the 30th live-action Godzilla film to be made in Japan is more or less a prequel to the Ishirō Honda classic that started everything back in 1954. Set in the aftermath of World War Two, as the country struggles to rebuild itself,