There's a very tenuous link at best between Cloverfield and 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016). There's no rampaging Godzilla but an alien invasion right out of Spielberg's War of the World's reimagining or Starship Troopers. A handy dandy champagne is in her car which, like the shower curtain hasmat suit and ventilation duct, affords Winstead the luxury of defying her potential demise as the vehicle is lifted off the ground with her in it. It is that "are you kidding me?" moment in the film which sees the ramblings of a certifiable Goodman actually prove right!
4th of July 2025 Marathoning
McDowell and Comi prepare to leave for Mars. Aliens visiting the UN, dropping off their cook book, providing goodies for humans on Earth, easing them into trusting them, spiriting them away to be food for them on their home planet. To Serve Man is nearly 60 years ago. I've been watching Twilight Zone since I was a teenager in the mid 90s thanks to Sci Fi Channel. Many of my family have passed since (for instance, my mother's siblings are all about gone except one last sister), and it wouldn't be right to avoid a marathon during the 4th if just for nostalgic reasons. Syfy didn't see the value of TZ on Independence Day, except last year, so even though I cannot watch episodes like I do during New Year's Eve and Day, it is nice to try and sneak in a block of episodes whenever possible. I started with Death Ship from the fourth season, continuing with Stopover in a Quiet Town and The Gift . To Serve Man would feel like a later afternoon watch but SYFY showed it at 3:...
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