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Sept. 25, 2022 – Colossal received positive reviews from critics upon its release, and one particular aspect of the film that should be praised is its depiction of addiction, particularly alcoholism and alcoholic dependencies. On the surface, one would wonder what a character study about addiction and giant kaiju monster movie would have in common to be a thematic fit, yet the filmmakers and the performers tackle the subject in a complex way by paradoxically contrasting it with an inherently silly piece of genre fiction.