The Bigger Boat

The Birds (1963) is one of Hitchcock's masterpieces. Ostensibly, this movie is about birds running amok. We know better, though, don't we, dear? Also: trust ye not the prophecies of drunkards. 

Sabretooth (2002) is actually pretty bad. In our first SyFy original, we're introduced to tiger vision as a lab test subject flees its captors. Desperately trying to survive in the wild, our saber-tooth responds by eating the only food at hand: dumb people in the woods. Alas, arch-capitalist Gimli, son of  Glóin, and his goons are in swift pursuit. Will this smilodon survive? 

The Relic (1997) depicts the harrowing struggle between an illegal tenant and the Chicago Police Department. Will John Whitney restore his good name, or will he be foiled by addiction, homelessness, and/or the devious machinations of a rival biologist and a forlorn police detective? 

In Tremors (1990), Kevin Bacon and Earl Ward star as working-class men trying to escape the bounds of capitalism and traditional masculinity. Also, man-eating worms. Can they and a ragtag group of immigrants, Trump voters, and/or budding domestic terrorists prevail? Or are they destined to be worm food? 

In an odd little flick called An American Werewolf in London (1984), American student David finds his European vacation cut short by by a merciless predator who strikes when he's at his weakest. Also, there's a werewolf. Ahwooooooo!!

In our inaugural episode, we travel into uncharted territory... with a woman! Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) features the eponymous Gill-man fighting desperately to defend his home from a group of marauding Americans. Will he find love? Will he repel these brutes? Should we bomb isolated ecosystems with chemical weapons in the name of Science? We ponder these questions and more.