In 2023, Godzilla Minus One emerged as the new king of the monster movies. But before Minus One, there was 2016’s Shin Godzilla, which deserves just as much credit for reinvigorating the saga. It debuted two years after Gareth Edwards rebooted the property for American audiences with his own Godzilla film, which kickstarted Legendary’s MonsterVerse. Though Shin Godzilla never sired a saga of its own, it’s still a damn good story. Shin Godzilla is perhaps the most politically charged Godzilla movie of the century.