Godzilla - a war movie? Will Cooling of the It Could Be Said Substack says this take on Godzilla is an important study of post-war Japan, and not just the bits of it that get squashed. But will Rob and Duncan agree?

Is a failed kamikaze pilot learning to live a wonderful metaphor or a bit too on-the-nose? Why are Japanese and American movie studios releasing rival Godzilla flicks? And why, unusually, are there not enough Americans in this particular war movie?

Next week: Lacombe, Lucien.

A commercial flop on release in 1933, Duck Soup is now considered the Marx Brothers' masterpiece. The tale of a narcissistic madman who takes over a country and leads it into war on a whim, it was intended as a satire on Mussolini - and indeed was banned in Italy - but John McKie, the former editor of Smash Hits, argues that it works well as a picture of Washington in 2026.

Rob has a lot of questions, but Duncan is delighted to explain why this really might have been a movie that changed the course of World War 2.

John's new book is Prince: A Sign O' The Times

Next week: Godzilla Minus One.

Definitely Not Vietnam Month comes to a frankly confusing conclusion with a movie that everyone thinks is about Vietnam, but which Duncan argues is actually about something else.

Apocalypse Now is Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 exploration of the madness of war. Making it turned into its own craziness, as costs spiraled, Martin Sheen had a heart attack and Marlon Brando was difficult even by his own high standards.

Joining us is Nick Dent of the Brisbane Times.

Next week: Duck Soup.