A podcast seeking entertainment and enlightenment through tokusatsu. Origin Story: After vacationing on the Monsterland Resort, professional writer/raging nerd Nathan Marchand got a job as the curator of the Vault containing the films about Monster Island’s many kaiju residents. Now he and his intrepid producer, Jimmy From NASA (who miraculously survived the infamous War in Space), record a bi-weekly podcast critically and academically examining each of the films in the prestigious Vault with one to four guest hosts chosen from Monster Island’s many tourists. Philosophy: Kaiju and/or tokusatsu fans will tell you these genres are undeniably fun. What’s often missed, though, are the deeper meanings below the sensational surface. Meanings entrenched in the story’s original historical and cultural context. That’s why this podcast believes in film appreciation. What’s that? It’s studying a movie’s script, direction, cinematography, and other aspects of filmmaking. It’s learning how and why it was created since movies aren’t made in a vacuum. This is especially true with foreign films. Non-native audiences are separated by both time and culture with them...
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 11 days 2 hours 4 minutes
MIFV MAX #13: Godzilla Day Livestream (Abridged) | Ft. Michael Hamilton
After a full day of celebrating the King of the Monsters’ 68th birthday, Nathan is joined by his Power Trip co-host, Michael Hamilton, in an out-of-character livestream. They discuss Fathom Events’ screening of Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, the t...
Episode 72: Record All Monsters vs. ‘Colossal’
Hello, kaiju lovers! Today on “Ameri-kaiju,” we get artsy with the indie film Colossal, starring Anne Hathaway. Robert and Courtney from the Record All Monsters podcast stop by to have a thoughtful discussion on this unique kaiju film where the monst...
BONUS – Remembering Jason David Frank: A Charity Livestream (audio version)
On November 28, 2022, a multitude of podcasters and YouTubers—Nathan Marchand, Michael Hamilton, Travis Alexander, Jack “GMan” Hudgens (The Drift Space), J.R. Villers (The Drift Space), Rebecca Hudgens (The Drift Space), Kaiju Kim, Chris Cooke, and ...
MIFV MAX #14: Netflix’s ‘Troll’ (2022) | Ft. Michael Hamilton and Daniel DiManna (abridged)
As a warm-up to MIFV season 4—“The Monster Island World Tour”—Nathan and his friends Michael Hamilton and Daniel DiManna discuss Netflix's new Norwegian kaiju movie, Troll. Is this a secret MonsterVerse film? Is it pulling from the same lore as 2010’...
Episode 73 - ‘Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: The Movie’ | Ft. The Cel Cast
(This episode was largely recorded and written before the tragic news of Jason David Frank’s death). Hello, Kaiju Lovers! In what you could call the perfect crossover between their podcasts, MIFV MAX members Drew and Jacob of The Cel Cast sponsor a d...
MIFV Update (1-11-23): Where’s the Rest of Season 3?
What happened to season three? Where’s season four? Nathan answers these answers and explains what’s been interfering with MIFV production. Don’t worry! The show isn’t going anywhere! Just keep Nathan in your prayers. Thanks!
MIFV MAX #16: ‘Shin Ultraman’ Special Report (abridged) | Ft. Daniel DiManna, Damon Noyes, Michael Hamilton, and Guest of Honor Jeff Gomez
Hello, Kaiju Lovers! While production continues on the last quarter of MIFV season three, I’m sharing this excerpt from the latest MIFV MAX livestream, on which the subject was the finally-released Shin Ultraman. In this portion, we interview the pr...
BONUS: Kaiju Weekly 024 - Night of the Lepus (re-release)
To tide you over while I finish production on episode 74, I’m re-sharing this Kaiju Weekly classic! You’ll get to hear me and Travis Alexander discuss a deathly serious horror movie that features DeForrest Kelly fighting giant killer rabbits! This w...
One Monstrous Moment: Star of Ultra Edition – We are Dragon Caesar
Hello, Kaiju Lovers! As part of The Omni Viewer’s (https://www.youtube.com/@omniviewer2115) “One Monstrous Moment: Star of Ultra Edition” series, Nate waxes poetic about a mecha-kaiju—from Zyuranger! Yes, he kinda combines all of his podcasts into on...
Episode 74: Chris Cooke vs. ‘Power Rangers’ (2017)
Hello, Kaiju Lovers! “Ameri-kaiju” continues with a bit of an unusual entry; one that, serendipitously, Nate also covered around the same time on his other podcast, The Power Trip: the controversial Power Rangers (2017). While Nate has grown to appr...