November 2026 – Popped!

Running time: 2h 15m

Producers: Kazuaki Kishida, Minami Ichikawa, Keiichiro Moriya, Taichi Ueda, Go Abe

Got to remember to minus one to get zero… yeah, that’s silly – Let’s jump in, shall we 😀

2026 still has movies releasing to battle out my top 10 list – Watched Minus One? Then buckle in! Haven’t seen the prequel but interested in Minus Zero? – Go get yourself a bucket of popcorn and marathon this epic saga!

Minus Zero picks up 2 years after Minus One, reintroducing us to our monster-battling squad and family! This time, it cranks up the age rating to R-rated (A first for a Godzilla movie), depicting the darkness of post-war Japan for our characters.

The epic visuals and soundtrack are back. No spoilers here. You’ll be playing the tune in your head after leaving the theater, I’m sure :D. Highly recommend watching Minus One first. You’ll come to understand the importance of the choices being made and the impact throughout this struggle to maintain peace after Godzilla was defeated…

A new catastrophic threat has awakened! Buckle up and get locked in for a fight for your lives as the evolution of this franchise is about to get cracked wide open :D. Stick around after the crawl for some terrifying sounds, but only audible sounds, nothing visual like an end scene.

Will we get a third movie? A fifty-fifty coin toss; that’s the most recent statement from Yamazaki, the director.

Regardless, these movies are easily 9/10 and belong on a top 10 list!

Greater than Odyssey? Some may say – Moments certainly felt worthy of a statement. Looking forward to seeing my top 10 list unfold towards mid to end of December :D.

Appreciate you taking the time to come by Popped for your movie “reviews”. Tomorrow I’ll be checking out Ramayana in Hindi with English subtitles. Before locking myself away once more to conquer Hyrule and return to the lands of Fire Emblem :D.

Next week – Possible Cat in the Hat “Review” along with Ebenezer.

Until next time, fellow movie-goers, happy movie-going!

Story by: Daniel Kraus

Producers: Brian Duffield, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Jeb Brody, Allan Mandelbaum

Adapted from: Whalefall

Running time: 1h 46m

Release date: October 16, 2026 (USA)

Director: Brian Duffield

Tore myself away from Fire Emblem / LoZ Ocarina of Time to watch monsters battle…. 😀

Watched this last week, but I was trying to beat FE Fortune’s Weave (almost done with Act 2, 130 hours played) before the remaster of the epic Legend of Zelda OOT is released. Well, we’re here on its release date with Godzilla Minus One, so let’s rapid-fire Whalefall and catch up :D.

I’m a little disappointed that I didn’t connect with this film like so many others have. I went in expecting a realer, more grounded version of Pinocchio when they’re stuck in the whale. I didn’t connect with the family or the story of his father. I hoped the whale scenes would be cool, but my expectations didn’t match what’s on screen, and it really pulled me out of the movie. Without spoilers, It’s pretty funny that I watched Godzilla just now and mention monster battles.

Either way, It’s an okay movie. Personally, a Popped score of 6/10

Appreciate you taking the time to come by Popped for your movie “Reviews”. Stick around for the king of monsters – Godzilla – In my Minus One “Review”.

Happy movie-going, fellow movie-goers!

Month: November 2026

Godzilla Minus Zero “Review”

Whalefall “Review”