Released in 2016, Shin Godzilla (Godzilla Resurgence) is the first Japanese made Godzilla film since 2004. Written and directed by Hideaki Anno (Neon Genesis Evangelion) and co-directed with Shinji Higuchi (Attack on Titan), it was a massive critical and financial hit in Japan, even winning the 2017 Japan Academy Prize for Best Picture and Best Director. But does Shin Godzilla deserve such adulation? Why yes, yes it does. In fact, it just might be the best thing to come out of the franchise in decades.