Still from the trailer for Godzilla (2014)

When I watched Godzilla Thursday with an enthusiastic late-night audience, the crowd broke out in spontaneous applause during two specific moments. The first was when Ken Watanabe's scientist mentioned the legendary 

When I watched Godzilla Thursday with an enthusiastic late-night audience, the crowd broke out in spontaneous applause during two specific moments. The first was when Ken Watanabe's scientist mentioned the legendary creature's name for the first time.

I refer not to Godzilla the monster, but to Godzilla the franchise, which last laid waste to these shores 16 years ago. If anything, it's a bit of a surprise that it's taken this long for a reboot to rear its spiky head. After all, the big guy has near

As if airports weren't already stressful enough. In this clip from Godzilla, in theaters May 16, Lieutenant Ford Brody (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) is on his way home to his wife (Elizabeth Olsen) when his airport tram is demolished 

The King of the Monsters took the box office crown on Friday. Godzilla, starring Bryan Cranston, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and a few enormous radioactive monsters, earned an estimated $38.5 million in theaters on its first day in