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Japan’s greatest monster, Godzilla, turns 70 on November 3 2024, the anniversary of the first movie to feature the character. Godzilla (1954) was a stark exercise in processing the trauma of the Nagasaki and Hiroshima bombings, but its success inspired the longest-running film franchise in history, with 37 sequels.

The Black South African singer defied the odds to become a household name in the US. Then she was cancelled.

Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The creature is back. Will James Wan's 'Creature from the Black Lagoon' actually happen? Here's hoping, plus why the original is still so perfect.

These test scenes will be sure to get your living room rumbling.

'Godzilla: Minus One' may have earned rave reviews and even the first Oscar ever awarded to a Godzilla movie, but it’s equally important to celebrate 'Godzilla x Kong' as the absurd, crowd-pleasing spectacle that kaiju fans deserve.

Also: Funky Kong is sadly much more canon than we ever realised.

As the undisputed champion of gorilla cinema, it’s easy to assume that King Kong invented the genre back in 1933. In reality, however, apes and gorillas were already a common theme in early Hollywood.

We look at what makes a great creature feature – from Jaws and Gremlins to low-budget indies like The Descent