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The Monster in the Camera: How ‘Cloverfield’ Redefined the Kaiju Genre
In early 2006, J.J. Abrams found himself in the midst of a career-defining hot streak. His spy-thriller series Alias was nearing its conclusion, his hit show Lost had firmly cemented itself as a worldwide cultural phenomenon, and he was traversing the globe to promote his directorial debut, Mission: Impossible 3. To the outside observer, it…
