Monster Island Commentaries

We present a clip from Movie Lobby Commentaries, our spinoff podcast where we step outside of the kaiju genre & talk about our favorite non-monster movies! You can listen to the full episode & receive great bonus content at patreon.com/micommentaries

The ground is shaking on MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES as Travis & Luana avoid the Graboids with 1990’s TREMORS! They talk about the script’s perfect construction, the superstars that make up the cast, why the View Askewniverse might be Hell, the intricacies of Sesame Street, and more! NOTE: To sync this commentary with the movie, pause the movie at the beginning when the Universal logo appears on-screen. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro. Listen to our spinoff Movie Lobby Commentaries at patreon.com/micommentaries twitter.com/MICommentaries facebook.com/monstercommentaries monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com Theme song by Pangolin (https://spoti.fi/2F6ll5L) Logo artwork by Andrew O. Ellis (http://andrewoellis.com) Outro music: “Way Back Home” The Crusaders

We present a clip from Movie Lobby Commentaries, our spinoff podcast where we step outside of the kaiju genre & talk about our favorite non-monster movies! You can listen to the full episode & receive great bonus content at patreon.com/micommentaries

Season five of MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES has arrived, and Travis & Luana start the new year with 2004's GODZILLA: FINAL WARS! They talk about the career of director Ryuhei Kitamura, the pop punk scene of the 2000s, live action adaptations of Dr. Seuss stories, and more! Plus, they sing a lot! NOTE: To sync this commentary with the movie, pause the movie at the beginning when the Toho Scope logo appears on-screen. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro.   Listen to our spinoff Movie Lobby Commentaries (and get cool perks) at patreon.com/micommentaries   twitter.com/MICommentaries facebook.com/monstercommentaries monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com   Theme song by Pangolin (https://spoti.fi/2F6ll5L) Logo artwork by Andrew O. Ellis (http://andrewoellis.com) Outro music: “Way Back Home” The Crusaders

We present a clip from Movie Lobby Commentaries, our spinoff podcast where we step outside of the kaiju genre & talk about our favorite non-monster movies! You can listen to the full episode & receive great bonus content at patreon.com/micommentaries

The season finale of MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES has arrived, and Travis & Luana finish the year 2020 with UNDERWATER! They talk about the movie’s Lovecraftian elements, the stardom of Kristen Stewart, why cis-hetero storylines don’t have to standard, and more! Plus, we look back at our past year of podcasting! NOTE: To sync this commentary with the movie, pause the movie at the beginning when the 20th Century Fox logo appears on-screen. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro. Listen to our spinoff Movie Lobby Commentaries (and get cool perks) at patreon.com/micommentaries   twitter.com/MICommentaries facebook.com/monstercommentaries monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com Theme song by Pangolin (https://spoti.fi/2F6ll5L) Logo artwork by Andrew O. Ellis (http://andrewoellis.com) Outro music: “Way Back Home” The Crusaders

We present a clip from Movie Lobby Commentaries, our spinoff podcast where we step outside of the kaiju genre & talk about our favorite non-monster movies!   You can listen to the full episode & receive great bonus content at patreon.com/micommentaries

Service guarantees citizenship on MOVIE LOBBY COMMENTARIES as Travis & Luana go bug-hunting with 1997's STARSHIP TROOPERS! They talk about the film's satire on fascism, the problem with Showgirls, why modern movie scores are bland, the Tommy Lee/Pamela Anderson tape, and more! NOTE: To sync this commentary with the movie, pause the movie at the beginning when the title card "Buena Vista International" appears on-screen. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro. Theme song by Pangolin (https://spoti.fi/2F6ll5L) Logo artwork by Andrew O. Ellis (http://andrewoellis.com) Outro music: “Way Back Home” The Crusaders

We present a clip from Movie Lobby Commentaries, our spinoff podcast where we step outside of the kaiju genre & talk about our favorite non-monster movies!   You can listen to the full episode & receive great bonus content at patreon.com/micommentaries

Halloween has descended upon MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES once again as Travis & Luana go prehistoric with 1966’s ONE MILLION YEARS BC! They talk about the history of stop-motion master Ray Harryhausen, Raquel Welch’s perfect cavewoman hair, the unsexy nature of catfights, violent Donald Duck cartoons, and more!   NOTE: To sync this commentary with the movie, pause the movie at the beginning when the title card “Associated British-Pathe Limited Presents” appears on-screen. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro.   Listen to our new spinoff Movie Lobby Commentaries (and get cool perks) at patreon.com/micommentaries twitter.com/MICommentaries facebook.com/monstercommentaries monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com Theme song by Pangolin (https://spoti.fi/2F6ll5L) Logo artwork by Andrew O. Ellis (http://andrewoellis.com) Outro music: “Way Back Home” The Crusaders Halloween intro/outro music: “Windy Death” John Carpenter

We present a clip from Movie Lobby Commentaries, our spinoff podcast where we step outside of the kaiju genre & talk about our favorite non-monster movies!   You can listen to the full episode & receive great bonus content at patreon.com/micommentaries

We head back to Atlantis on MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES as Travis & Luana go, go, go with 1995's GAMERA: GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE! They talk about the evolution of the Gamera franchise, how maturity ties into film tastes, the split between Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune, the hit song “Iris” by Goo Goo Dolls, and more! NOTE: To sync this commentary with the movie, pause the movie at the beginning when the Toho Studios logo appears on-screen. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro.   Listen to our new spinoff Movie Lobby Commentaries (and get cool perks) at patreon.com/micommentaries   twitter.com/MICommentaries facebook.com/monstercommentaries monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com   Theme song by Pangolin (https://spoti.fi/2F6ll5L) Logo artwork by Andrew O. Ellis (http://andrewoellis.com) Outro music: “Way Back Home” The Crusaders

We present a clip from Movie Lobby Commentaries, our spinoff podcast where we step outside of the kaiju genre & talk about our favorite non-monster movies! You can listen to the full episode & receive great bonus content at patreon.com/micommentaries

Kaiju crossover time on MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES as Travis & Luana join Godzilla & company for 1968’s DESTROY ALL MONSTERS! They talk about how the monster roaster was decided, the career of actor Akira Kubo, ideas for a Godzilla theme park ride, the continuity of SpongeBob SquarePants, and more! NOTE: To sync this commentary with the movie, pause the movie at the beginning when the Toho Studios logo appears on-screen. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro.   Listen to our new spinoff Movie Lobby Commentaries (and get cool perks) at patreon.com/micommentaries twitter.com/MICommentaries facebook.com/monstercommentaries monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com   Theme song by Pangolin (https://spoti.fi/2F6ll5L) Logo artwork by Andrew O. Ellis (http://andrewoellis.com) Outro music: “Way Back Home” The Crusaders

We present a clip from Movie Lobby Commentaries, our spinoff podcast where we step outside of the kaiju genre & talk about our favorite non-monster movies!   You can listen to the full episode & receive great bonus content at patreon.com/micommentaries

Woo-hoo! MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES celebrates its 50th episode as Travis & Luana only watch the first 94 minutes of 2005's KING KONG! They talk about Peter Jackson's struggles to make the movie in the 90s, why Adrian Brody is banned from Saturday Night Live, and more! And because it's a special episode, we have a normal celebration where nothing weird happens at all!   NOTE: To sync this commentary with the movie, pause the movie at the beginning at the time code “00:00:00” (zero hours/zero minutes/zero seconds). A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro.   Twitter thread for sites to donate for racial justice: https://bit.ly/37aiaY2 Twitter thread for sites to donate for LGBTQ+ activism: https://bit.ly/2Bb3s7e   Listen to our new spinoff Movie Lobby Commentaries (and get cool perks) at patreon.com/micommentaries   twitter.com/MICommentaries facebook.com/monstercommentaries monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com   Theme song by Pangolin (https://spoti.fi/2F6ll5L) Logo artwo

We present a clip from Movie Lobby Commentaries, our spinoff podcast where we step outside of the kaiju genre & talk about our favorite non-monster movies!   You can listen to the full episode & receive great bonus content at patreon.com/micommentaries

MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES needs a bigger boat because Travis & Luana are swimming with sharks with 1975's JAWS! They talk about how the sequels compare to the classic film, the highest grossing shark movies of all time, Alex Jones versus the sharks from Deep Blue Sea, how to get “service candy” on to a plane, and more! NOTE: To sync this commentary with the movie, pause the movie at the beginning as soon as the animation for the Universal Pictures logo starts up. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro.   Listen to our new spinoff Movie Lobby Commentaries (and get cool perks) at patreon.com/micommentaries   twitter.com/MICommentaries facebook.com/monstercommentaries monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com   Theme song by Pangolin (https://spoti.fi/2F6ll5L) Logo artwork by Andrew O. Ellis (http://andrewoellis.com) Outro music: “Way Back Home” The Crusaders

We present a compilation of our favorite moments from season three/2019! Film analysis! Tangents! Ken Kaniff?! It's all here!   Host voice overs by Melina Smart (melinasmart.com)   Listen to our new spinoff Movie Lobby Commentaries (and get cool perks) at patreon.com/micommentaries   twitter.com/MICommentaries facebook.com/monstercommentaries monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com   Theme song by Pangolin (https://spoti.fi/2F6ll5L) Logo artwork by Andrew O. Ellis (http://andrewoellis.com) Outro music: “Way Back Home” The Crusaders

We present a clip from Movie Lobby Commentaries, our spinoff podcast where we step outside of the kaiju genre & talk about our favorite non-monster movies! You can listen to the full episode & receive great bonus content at patreon.com/micommentaries