S03E21 - Giants

Published: Oct. 27, 2019, noon

This week we’re tackling giant movies. We start with Hitoshi Matsumoto as director and principal actor in surreal Japanese mockumentary Big Man Japan (2007) aka Dai Nipponjin. Next up is Norwegian found-footage film, and more Blair Witch than Blair Witch, Troll Hunter (2010). We finish with Anders Walter’s first feature film and study of the stages of grief through the medium of fantasy escapism I Kill Giants (2017). Also: Dee does his best Don LaFontaine impression. Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958). Gantz. Ua. Attack on Titan (2013). Colossal (2016). Something is rotten in Norway. Back under the bridge. Rabies. Bridge to Terabithia (2007). Green Room (2015). Emotional support titan. Harry Coveleski. We play a game of “They Might Be Giants”