Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever*

As always there are spoilers ahead! You can follow the podcast on  Threads ,  Instagram  and  Bluesky .  HG Wells shadow is a long one and his seminal work on time travel was published in 1895. But well over a half a century later Hollywood was still hooked on Herbert (George Wells). The Time Machine was directed by George Pal and released 1960. From the turn of the century to the beginning of a n...

As always there are spoilers ahead! Scroll down to read a brief synopsis of the film. The idea is to watch the film in advance before tuning in but apparently many of you listen without prep which is lovely albeit confusing! Next episode's film is also listed below.  Roger Corman began his career in film in 1950 and would go on to leave a huge mark on the industry by mentoring many filmmakers in t...

Hello wonderful people!   You can follow the podcast on  Threads ,  Instagram  and  Bluesky .   Thank you so much to Patreon subscribers! If you would like to support the podcast and get ad free versions you can subscribe for $3 or £3 a month at  https://www.patreon.com/everyscififilm   The idea behind the podcast is we all watch the film (with film choices and where to watch given in the show not...

You can follow the podcast on  Threads ,  Instagram  and  Bluesky .   Thank you so much to Patreon subscribers! If you would like to support the podcast and get ad free versions you can subscribe for $3 or £3 a month at  https://www.patreon.com/everyscififilm   As usual there are spoilers ahead!   This film is silly. And I love that for me. I hope many of you will enjoy something much more lighthe...

As always there are spoilers ahead! Trigger warning for a lot of discussion of suicide with analysis of the plot along with a side of dark humour. If you would like to support the podcast and get ad free versions you can subscribe for $3 or £3 a month at  https://www.patreon.com/everyscififilm You can follow the podcast on Threads ,  Instagram  and  Bluesky . If you want to watch the film before y...

As usual there are spoilers ahead!   You can follow the podcast on social media: Instagram , Threads and BlueSky . You can support the podcast and get ad-free episodes on Patreon . Please be aware that we touch upon sexual assault in this episode due to the content of the film. Description USA in 1959 was on the brink of a decade that would see major changes in the country in terms of race. But ne...

If you would like to support the podcast and get ad free versions you can subscribe for $3 or £3 a month at https://www.patreon.com/everyscififilm   You can follow the podcast on Threads , Instagram and Bluesky .   Although science fiction cinema did not begin in the USA it seems that by the 1950s Hollywood had tapped into the ravenous appetite the public had for the genre.   The period is now kno...

You can find the podcast on  Threads ,  Instagram  and  Bluesky .  In 1992 Ishiro Honda sat down for his final interview with journalist David Milner. When asked about which of his own films were his favourite Honda listed Godzilla (1954), Gorath (1962) and The Mysterians from 1957.   The Mysterians is a visually beautiful film full to the brim with sci-fi tropes. A technologically advanced but de...

You can find the podcast on Threads , Instagram and Bluesky .  I Married a Monster from Outer Space was released as part of a double bill (with The Blob) in 1958. The story focuses on newlywed couple Marge and Bill Farrell but unbeknownst to his new bride and the whole town Bill has been replaced by an alien on the eve of their wedding.  Themes of marriage, resentments and gendered expectations ar...

As usual there are spoilers ahead!  Somewhere in the late 1950s society began to come to terms with the idea of the teenager. Teens were heading to the cinema leaving younger siblings and parents at home. The Blob (1958) isn't a tale of rebellion or film warning about teenage delinquency but a thoroughly enjoyable time with a catchy theme tune.  I have two wonderful guests to help us unravel this...

For this bonus episode I've teamed up with the excellent History Daily podcast.  Very exciting!  History Daily tells fascinating stories of what happened "on this day" in history with a new episode every weekday. The early 1950s in the USA stand out as not just a time of economic prosperity but also one of paranoia. The country faced the fear of the atomic bomb, the Red Scare and a moral panic aro...

You can find the podcast on Threads , Instagram and Bluesky .  The Worst Film of All Time by The Worst Director of All Time. So claimed the 1980 book The Golden Turkey Awards by Michael and Harry Medved regarding the film Plan 9 from Outer Space and director Edward Wood Jr AKA Ed Wood.  But this very title is one of the reasons behind the revival of the film and of Ed Wood. The film has issues wit...

As usual there are spoilers ahead!  I would love to know what you make of the ending of this film if you watched it. Best place to do that is on social media. Threads , Instagram and Bluesky .  1957 USA seems like a country on the brink of huge social change. (Of course, I say this with the benefit of hindsight and with a deep affection for the decade that was just around the corner.) But so many...

As usual there are spoilers ahead!  Forbidden Planet (1956) is a somewhat overlooked 50s classic. Although it often fails to make lists of the greatest sci-fi films of all time it has come across often in my written research and when speaking to guests. It's a film that not only seems to excite avid fans of sci-fi cinema but also influenced some of the genre's heavy hitters like both Star Wars and...

As usual there are spoilers ahead! You can follow the podcast on social media: Instagram , Threads and dipping my toes into BlueSky a little too.  Description Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) spawned many remakes over the years, each rendition reflecting the anxieties of its time. The original film is one of my absolute favourites with a variety of potential meanings for a mid-century USA gra...

As usual there are spoilers ahead! For the full show notes without character limits you can head to the website here .  You can follow the podcast on Instagram and Threads although I am also trying to join in on BlueSky a bit. (It's a bit weird though.) Description Godzilla was released in 1954 in Japan it has gone on to become one of the longest standing movie franchises and began the Kaiju film...

The end of 2024 is nigh! You can follow the podcast on Instagram and Threads although I am also trying to join in on BlueSky a bit. (It's a bit weird though.) Welcome to an end of year special! A compilation of some interesting parts of conversations from the podcast in 2024 that were edited out. I edit the podcast down to a more digestible length but this means I often lose parts of conversations...

As usual there are spoilers ahead! For the full show notes without character limits you can head to the website here . Description Them! (1954) is the 6th film we are covering from the 1950s. Hollywood is beginning to realise that sci-fi is a money making genre! The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms from the year before was a big hit for Warner Brothers and Them! followed suit. Another nuclear monster but...

As usual there are spoilers ahead! For the full show notes with no character limits you can visit the website . Description Creature from the Black Lagoon released in 1954 is in many ways the epitome of 1950s science fiction cinema. Jack Arnold (director), William Alland (producer) and Richard Carlson (the leading man) were all people who has become associated with the increasingly popular genre....

As with all episodes of this podcast there are spoilers ahead! Earlier this year I approached a brilliant theoretical physicist about whether she would like to come on the podcast to speak about her favourite science fiction film but instead she wanted to speak to me about the science of the film Interstellar (2014). I apologise in advance for my own level of understanding of physics which is a mi...

As always there are spoilers ahead! If you want to read the full show notes you can click the episode on this page and scroll down. Description Are we sick of alien invasion films? I certainly hope not! Although this one is a little different as the aliens just want to leave. It Came from Outer Space (1953) was directed by Jack Arnold who would make a name for himself in the 1950s as a director of...

As always there are spoilers ahead! If you want to read the full show notes you can click the episode on this page and scroll down. Description: After the classic film The Day the Earth Stood Still we move forward to 1953 and yet another Alien invasion. This time the aliens are definitely not looking to be friends. The War of the Worlds was written by HG Wells and published in 1897 in Pearson's ma...

As usual there are spoilers ahead! If you want to read the full show notes you can click the episode on this page and scroll down. The Day the earth Stood Still was released in 1951 just like The Thing from Another World . And just like that film The Day the Earth Stood Still is based on a story from Astounding Science Fiction magazine.  The flying saucer craze of 1947 has obviously made its impre...

As always there are spoilers ahead! For the full show notes with no character limits you can click the episode on the website watch page here . Description: We are finally in the 1950s! The Golden Era of science fiction cinema. Although the 1950s are known for may B Movies The Thing from Another World was produced (and possibly directed) but the very famous Howard Hawks and came from RKO which was...

Unlike most episodes there are no film spoilers ahead! For full detailed show notes please click the episode on this page and scroll down. This episode we take a huge jump back to the end of the 19th century and a side step to science fiction literature rather than film. Robert Duncan Milne is a lost pioneer of science fiction literature. Milne's work had largely vanished despite a book drawing at...