Godzilla vs. Biollante  — 4K 03/18/25

It’s Chlorophyll in Motion, writ large: in Godzilla’s most interestingly stylized franchise entry, the mean-tempered monster faces off with a colossal surrealist vision, a gene-spliced amalgam of a rose plant, high-vitamin Godzilla cells, and the genetic-spiritual essence of a scientist’s daughter. Director Kazuki Ômori’s frenetic thriller is all over the map, with industrial assassins, more fantasy weaponry and (very colorful!) nonsense science. “What you see is no ordinary plant!”  Criterion’s Curtis Tsui cultivates some fascinating extras. On 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray from The Criterion Collection.
03/18/25