Creature Features, Part 2: Attack of the Atom Age!: "Them!" (1954) and "The Brain That Wouldn't Die" (1962)
Sit around the soda fountain, and enjoy a milkshake with us as we fire up our time machines to the land of apple pie and baseball: the American '50s and '60s. This guilted age yields a tremendous amount of nostalgia, but what lies on screen at the nearest drive-in paints a picture of what was really lurking beneath the surface: a fear of foreign invaders, a distrust of science, and the saturation of sexism prevalent in the era. In this week's episode, we dive into two misunderstood era-defining classics and discuss how they've charmed, taught, and scarred five generations.