The next big title in the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book, as I return to the war genre, is this Kubrick classic. This war comedy, filmed shortly after the Cuban Missile Crisis explored the concept of Mutually Assured Destruction, and the holes within it to chilling and hilarious effect. An insane general,…
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Invaders From Mars (1953)
Huh. The 101 Sci-Fi Movies brought me this film, that is simply the height of B-movies in a time when American xenophobia seemed to be at its height. The fear of the other, the Cold War, and nuclear destruction are hard at work in this film. But sometimes you just need a giggle. All of…
When Worlds Collide (1951)
When Worlds Collide, brought to us by a very familiar name to 50s sci-fi, George Pal, is a frightening take on a theme that seemed to permeate the culture of the time. Taking the idea of nuclear destruction one step further with not only one or two countries being destroyed, but our entire planet, the film…
The Mind Reels 