The G.O.A.T. of all Godzilla films, Minus One, is such a worldwide phenomenon, Toho Studios re-released it in monochrome black and white. This in full homage to the original black and white and by explanation from Toho:

“The original 1954 Godzilla is, of course, in black and white. But that in and of itself made us interested in what a Godzilla film would look like created with modern technology in black-and-white. But simply removing the color alone wouldn’t evoke the same type of emotion we were trying to instill in audiences, which is why we went back to the colorist and we actually masked different portions of each shot and adjust the contrast by hand, as opposed to simply hitting the remove color button. [This process makes it look] like it was composed by a professional still photographer.

For us, removing the color in some way increases the reality, feeling almost like a documentary and making audiences feel that Godzilla actually exists. [This version of the film is] way scarier than Godzilla Minus One with color, even the team members working on it, we’d get goosebumps. Because, in many ways, it does feel like a different film.”

For a week long engagement in the U.S., Godzilla Minus One Minus Color runs rampant!

Let’s do this! I’ll be back for my third go with this kaiju masterpiece.

—Ray Van Horn, Jr.

I’ve been a Godzilla fan for most of my life , so much I ran a 10K on #TeamGodzilla and THIS is the one, pun intended. Beautiful, terrifying and valorous, Godzilla: Minus One is the most poignant film in the entire canon and the best since the original.

An emotional, humanistic redux that inspires with a rising above the ashes tale seldom seen in any genre. Arigato, Toho, for sending us a Godzilla masterpiece and for holding it over a week.

–Ray Van Horn, Jr.

A quiet spell here at Roads Lesser Traveled last week due to a spike in business at work, a rush to find new digs to live for multiple reasons, first and foremost, the welfare of my son. TJ and I were successful in procuring a rental after one heartbreaking loss after another putting in contracts on houses and being undercut by shady selling agents holding their own silent buyers inside their pockets. We work in the real estate industry together aside from being mutual writers. It chaps both of our asses to rent again, but the market is just that brutal and cutthroat right now. Be prepared to go over $20K or more above an asking price if you’re going all-in, just saying.

Last week, I was also invited to write a guest post for Horror Tree which I just turned in last night. Stay tuned for my upcoming article, “From Scream Queen to Lady Badass: An Evolution of Women in Horror.”

I also made the time to get outside on a crisp Sunday morning and run the Godzilla vs. Kong virtual 10K. Mad love for Kong, always, but anyone who knows my inner and outer geek knows it was a gimme I’d run for The King of the Monsters. #TeamGodzilla all the way! My running time was 1:06:23, meh, but it was a much-needed purging of all the penned-up angst from the past month.

Cheers, my friends…

@rvanhorn70

♬ Godzilla (feat. Serj Tankian) – Bear McCreary

–Ray Van Horn, Jr.