Godzilla is back, because so is nuclear angst

A critically acclaimed new movie underlines why the long-running Japanese franchise is about much more than just monsters.

Director Takashi Yamazaki and actor Ryunosuke Kamiki attending the Los Angeles Premiere of Godzilla Minus One on Nov 10. PHOTO: AFP
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Along with his famed atomic breath, one of Godzilla’s powers is the ability to regenerate. The long-running movie series can revive itself, too.

The latest entry, Godzilla Minus One, is meeting with unprecedented critical acclaim. Hailed as among the best of a nearly seven-decade history, the 30th Japanese-made movie in the series holds a near-perfect 98 per cent rating on movie review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.

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