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My Favourite 1950s Creature Feature: Them!

Radiation-spawned giant ants still thrill 70 years on

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Simon Dillon
Jun 21, 2024
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Some people argue children today aren’t interested in old monster flicks. Given the reaction of my own children to films like King Kong (1933), Jason and the Argonauts (1963), and my personal favourite from the glut of 1950s creature features, Them! (1954), I’m inclined to disagree. All of the above were on hard rotation in our ho…

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