Tag: Faith Domergue

• Conquest of Time Spy-Fi The New Man Time Stasis

  

  Timeslip

  Reporters and police investigate a nuclear scientist living 7.5 seconds ahead of time in this British 1955 quota quickie. Ken Hughes directs solidly and the American stars turn in good performances, but the script fails to live up to its premise. 5/10

  September 8, 2021
• Giant monsters Monsters

  

  It Came from Beneath the Sea

  A radioactive octopus destroys San Francisco in this 1955 rehash of The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. Ray Harryhausen’s stop motion is stunning, but the script anticipates the climax, and more thought could have gone into story leading up to it. 4/10

  September 6, 2021
• Aliens Conquest of Space Monsters Space Opera

  

  This Island Earth

  With a more adult angle than most fifties SF movies, Universal’s 1955 big-budget splash dazzles both with wonderful visuals and clever ideas. That the screenplay mismanages these ideas prevents its inclusion with the bona fide classics. 7/10

  August 29, 2021