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The recent films I Kill Giants, A Monster Calls, and Colossaleach present an original take on the idea of giant monsters. Science fiction author Seth Dickinson thinks that Colossal, about a struggling writer who finds herself in control of a city-smashing kaiju, is particularly clever.

“It does everything a romantic comedy does, but in a way that reveals how creepy a lot of these rom-com traits are,” Dickinson says in Episode 375 of the Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast. “Colossal does an amazing job of taking every single one of these rom-com trajectories and just steering them right into horror, which I loved.”

Unfortunately, all three movies failed to connect with audiences. Science fiction professor Lisa Yaszek suspects that these movies, which deal with serious themes of grief and alienation, may have been too thoughtful for their own good.

Read the full article and listen to the episode here.

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