The Atomic Age introduced a whole new level of paranoia to the world. Whether it was the threat of nuclear war replete with atomic bombs wiping out civilization or worry about nuclear power, the ...

A more telling, still timely collection of films came into being during the Cold War, including projects that dealt with ...

Naval war films ... submarine films and court-marshaling dramas that question the ethics of law, justice, and the chain of ...

Follows Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg’s efforts to raise an alarm about the threat of a devastating nuclear war and his concerns about the United States and Russia planning for a ...

The best dark comedy movies are the perfect blend of grim and hilarious, from the satirical modern classic Parasite to the ...

The truly fascinating thing about these movies is that they are all monster movies ... constant warfare. The war always comes home, even in a bunker designed to survive nuclear winter, and the ...

On November 3, 1954, the king of the monsters rampaged its way into all of our hearts. Godzilla was released 70 years ago and ...

Nuclear-weapons ... being detonated as an act of war. More from How Real Is It? Nuclear-weapons physicist Greg Spriggs rates eight nuclear-explosion scenes in movies. He analyzes the portrayal ...

Ishirō Honda's momentous 1954 monster film was born out of a national tragedy in Japan. It has a bleak message for humanity ...

Narrowing down the best superhero movies of all time can be a difficult task ... and being active participants in the threat of nuclear war. The story of Watchmen may be harder to follow for ...

For example, a storm broke when the B.B.C. for which the movie had ... Watkins says that nuclear war is unthinkable, beyond the worst nightmares of madmen and fools--and an all-too-possible ...

If you grew up during the Cold War, you know all too well the potential horrors of nuclear war. Movies, television shows, and worldwide conflicts made it necessary for American schoolchildren to ...