Tag: Lock Martin

• Monsters Prehistoric monsters Snowmen/Bigfeet

  

  The Snow Creature

  The first Hollywood movie about the Yeti sees the snowman stuck at the US immigrations office. But that is the only flash of originality in this amateurish slog from 1954, which settles for an unexciting urban monster hunt. 2/10

  August 7, 2021
• Aliens Body Snatchers Mars Mind Control Monsters The New Man

  

  Invaders from Mars

  This 1953 classic is the most visually unabashed SF movie of the 50s. While hampered by a low budget, this first “invasion of the body snatchers” film scared a generation of kids witless, but also contains interesting themes for adults to chew on. 7/10

  January 25, 2021
• Aliens Giant monsters Monsters

  

  The Day the Earth Stood Still

  The fate of the world hangs in the balance as the mysterious alien Klaatu arrives on a diplomatic mission to Earth with his deadly robot. Oscar winner Robert Wise’s “subversive” 1951 classic was a radical call for world peace in the midst of McCarthyist blacklistings. Possibly the best of the…

  September 30, 2020