CPB Films and Writes
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He/him. Filmmaker, Writer, Blogger, Cat devotee. Current project: We Call It Godzilla at https://cpbwrites.blogspot.com/
This essay, We Call It Godzilla looks at the one starring role for the most obscure Godzilla-series kaiju in terms of screentime, the flying lizard monster Varan: cpbwrites.blogspot.com/2025/04/unbe...
"Unbelievable": Varan
Info Also known as: Giant Monster Baran (Original Japanese); Varan the Unbelievable (U.S. cut); Varan - The Beast from the East (Brazil); Va...
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April 12, 2025 at 11:25 PM
This essay, We Call It Godzilla looks at the one starring role for the most obscure Godzilla-series kaiju in terms of screentime, the flying lizard monster Varan: cpbwrites.blogspot.com/2025/04/unbe...
We Call It Godzilla returns with a look at the Toho kaiju films' first foray into an alien invaders story, complete with a giant robot that will later turn up in the nineties Godzilla films! There's no way they could muck up the politics here, right? cpbwrites.blogspot.com/2025/03/huma...
"Humans must not repeat the mistakes of The Mysterians"
Info Also known as: Earth Defense Force (original Japanese); Barbarians Invade the Earth (Argentina and Brazil); Space Beasts (Austria). ...
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March 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
We Call It Godzilla returns with a look at the Toho kaiju films' first foray into an alien invaders story, complete with a giant robot that will later turn up in the nineties Godzilla films! There's no way they could muck up the politics here, right? cpbwrites.blogspot.com/2025/03/huma...
One of my best and most personal essays yet, in which I pay tribute to one of my favorite kaiju and call for the recovery of a piece of lost media! cpbwrites.blogspot.com/2025/03/coun...
"Countless stranger things": Rodan
Info Also Known As: Radon, Great Monster of the Skies (Japan); just plain Radon (Japan); Invasion 2034 (Belgium) Director: Honda Ishiro...
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March 1, 2025 at 9:36 PM
One of my best and most personal essays yet, in which I pay tribute to one of my favorite kaiju and call for the recovery of a piece of lost media! cpbwrites.blogspot.com/2025/03/coun...
I watched the obscure Godzilla-adjacent film *Half Human* so you don't have to! Also, $5 patrons have early access to my essay on Rodan (1956) - it's a doozy! cpbwrites.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-... cpbwrites.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-...
"The Abominable Snowman": Half Human
Info Also Known As: Jû jin yuki otoko aka Beast Man Snow Man (Japan) Director: Honda Ishiro. Screenplay: Murata Takeo, from a story by Shig...
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February 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I watched the obscure Godzilla-adjacent film *Half Human* so you don't have to! Also, $5 patrons have early access to my essay on Rodan (1956) - it's a doozy! cpbwrites.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-... cpbwrites.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-...
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Transgender issues aren’t “a distraction.”
They are the main event for the GOP.
They hate us enough to hurt everyone.
They are the main event for the GOP.
They hate us enough to hurt everyone.
So Trump's shutting down of the entire government's funding system for American projects is literally so he can go line by line and target transgender people and other minorities.
When we said transphobia affects cis people too, well... here you go.
When we said transphobia affects cis people too, well... here you go.
January 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Transgender issues aren’t “a distraction.”
They are the main event for the GOP.
They hate us enough to hurt everyone.
They are the main event for the GOP.
They hate us enough to hurt everyone.
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The most powerful words you can say right now to these fascist bastards is:
"No, make me."
They cannot actually be everywhere and enforce their fascist policies. They rely on fear to do the job of governing for them. By refusing to comply, you make their means of compliance ineffective.
"No, make me."
They cannot actually be everywhere and enforce their fascist policies. They rely on fear to do the job of governing for them. By refusing to comply, you make their means of compliance ineffective.
January 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The most powerful words you can say right now to these fascist bastards is:
"No, make me."
They cannot actually be everywhere and enforce their fascist policies. They rely on fear to do the job of governing for them. By refusing to comply, you make their means of compliance ineffective.
"No, make me."
They cannot actually be everywhere and enforce their fascist policies. They rely on fear to do the job of governing for them. By refusing to comply, you make their means of compliance ineffective.
Check out my coverage of the recently translated novellas of the first two Godzilla films by their original story writer. Uncover a vital missing piece of Godzilla history! And as always, Patreon subscribers get early access to upcoming essays. 🙂 cpbwrites.blogspot.com/2025/01/othe...
Other Shores: The Shigeru Kayama Novellas
Other Shores is a sub-series focusing on Godzilla’s appearances in non-film media. Shigeru Kayama was a prolific genre writer at the height...
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January 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Check out my coverage of the recently translated novellas of the first two Godzilla films by their original story writer. Uncover a vital missing piece of Godzilla history! And as always, Patreon subscribers get early access to upcoming essays. 🙂 cpbwrites.blogspot.com/2025/01/othe...
My Patreon is live, and with it early access to my essay on Godzilla Raids Again! Any support is greatly appreciated. :) www.patreon.com/c/Christophe...
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November 12, 2024 at 11:17 PM
My Patreon is live, and with it early access to my essay on Godzilla Raids Again! Any support is greatly appreciated. :) www.patreon.com/c/Christophe...
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Yes, resist. Organize. Take collective and community action. All of these things.
But first and foremost, survive. And begrudge no vulnerable person the actions they need to take to accomplish the same. There is no moral shame in the selfishness of surviving.
But first and foremost, survive. And begrudge no vulnerable person the actions they need to take to accomplish the same. There is no moral shame in the selfishness of surviving.
November 6, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Yes, resist. Organize. Take collective and community action. All of these things.
But first and foremost, survive. And begrudge no vulnerable person the actions they need to take to accomplish the same. There is no moral shame in the selfishness of surviving.
But first and foremost, survive. And begrudge no vulnerable person the actions they need to take to accomplish the same. There is no moral shame in the selfishness of surviving.
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Maybe we were too hard on JJ Abrams for "Somehow Palpatine returned."
November 6, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Maybe we were too hard on JJ Abrams for "Somehow Palpatine returned."
My mammoth essay on the original Godzilla film is up now. Happy 70th, Big G. cpbwrites.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-...
"The Story of the Century": Gojira/Godzilla (1954)
Info Also Known As: Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956 US Edit); Japan Under the Terror of the Monster (Spain); Godzilla - the Monster ...
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November 3, 2024 at 7:09 PM
My mammoth essay on the original Godzilla film is up now. Happy 70th, Big G. cpbwrites.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-...
My essay on the original Godzilla film will be up tomorrow in time for its 70th anniversary.
Pleased to announce the soft launch of We Call It Godzilla, a blog charting the history of the King of the Monsters and how the film evolved to become a pop culture mainstay. Before Godzilla, an essay sequence looking at early giant monster movies, is up now. cpbwrites.blogspot.com
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November 3, 2024 at 3:22 AM
My essay on the original Godzilla film will be up tomorrow in time for its 70th anniversary.
Pleased to announce the soft launch of We Call It Godzilla, a blog charting the history of the King of the Monsters and how the film evolved to become a pop culture mainstay. Before Godzilla, an essay sequence looking at early giant monster movies, is up now. cpbwrites.blogspot.com
CPB Writes
cpbwrites.blogspot.com
November 3, 2024 at 3:22 AM
Pleased to announce the soft launch of We Call It Godzilla, a blog charting the history of the King of the Monsters and how the film evolved to become a pop culture mainstay. Before Godzilla, an essay sequence looking at early giant monster movies, is up now. cpbwrites.blogspot.com