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Fay Wray in the ape's paw in the original 1933 classic

The original ‘King Kong’ on HBO Max

!Featured, adventure, Blu-ray, Classic, Cult Movies, DVD, family friendly, fantasy, giant monsters, HBO Max, Hollywood Classic, National Film Registry, SVOD, thriller 01/11/2022 Sean Axmaker

The original 1933 adventure classic is the king of the jungle of giant creature features and the groundbreaking special effects are still a marvel.

‘Tremors’ – Prehistoric monsters in the modern west on Netflix

!Featured, Blu-ray, Comedy, Cult Movies, DVD, giant monsters, Halloween, Netflix, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 12/09/2021 Sean Axmaker

Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward star in this lively monster movie, a creature feature by way of a contemporary western with offbeat humor, eccentric characters and a clever twist on a classic genre.

‘Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams’ on Paramount+

!Featured, Blu-ray, childhood, DVD, family friendly, fantasy, giant monsters, Halloween, Kid Stuff, Paramount+, spies and espionage, Streaming Movies, SVOD 11/11/2021 Sean Axmaker

The second film in Robert Rodriguez’s junior James Bond fantasies takes them to a sweet mad scientist creating preposterous dream-creatures hatched with a childlike love of puns.

J.J. Abrams channels Steven Spielberg for ‘Super 8’ on HBO Max

!Featured, adventure, Blu-ray, DVD, family friendly, giant monsters, HBO Max, Science Fiction, Streaming Movies, Summer movie, SVOD 10/19/2021 Sean Axmaker

A monster movie adventure powered by creative kids, a love of movies, and a foundation of mystery and wonder from school kids old enough to make their own zombie movie on super 8 film and young enough to get so excited by it.

‘Creature from the Black Lagoon’ – beauty and the beast on Criterion Channel

!Featured, Blu-ray, Classic, Criterion Channel, Cult Movies, DVD, Essential Viewing, fantasy, giant monsters, Halloween, horror, SVOD 10/14/2021 Sean Axmaker

Jack Arnold’s horror classic introduced one of the most iconic movie monsters of all time.

The giant monster invasion begins on ‘Cloverfield’ on HBO Max

!Featured, Blu-ray, Cult Movies, DVD, giant monsters, Halloween, HBO Max, horror, Science Fiction, Streaming Movies, SVOD 09/11/2021 Sean Axmaker

This high-concept reworking of an old-fashioned creature feature is a 21st century Godzilla movie with a DIY aesthetic. Matt Reeves directs and J.J. Abrams produces.

What to stream: ‘Cruella’ on Disney+, ‘Love and Monsters’ on Hulu, Spike Lee’s ‘NYC Epicenters’ on HBO Max

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Comedy, Crackle, Criterion Channel, Discovery+, Disney+, giant monsters, HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix, Paramount+, Peacock, Starz, Streaming Movies, SVOD, What to Stream 08/27/2021 Sean Axmaker

Plus ‘The Water Man’ and ‘He’s All That’ on Netflix, ‘The Unusual Suspects’ on Hulu, ‘The Courier’ on Amazon, and more…

‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ – Clash of the titans on HBO Max

!Featured, Action, Blu-ray, DVD, fantasy, giant monsters, HBO Max, Streaming Movies, SVOD 08/27/2021 Sean Axmaker

The biggest movie stars of the “Monsterverse” finally meet in the inevitable giant monster battle in a sprawling spectacle that includes hollow earth theory, conspiracy theorists, and a new take on the Mecha-Godzilla robot.

Brad Bird directs the animated feature based on the Ted Hughes book

‘The Iron Giant’ – A boy and his robot buddy – free on Hoopla

!Featured, Animation, based on a novel, Blu-ray, DVD, Essential Viewing, family friendly, fantasy, Free, giant monsters, HBO Max, Hoopla, literary adaptation, Science Fiction, Streaming Movies, SVOD 07/25/2021 Sean Axmaker 1 Comment

BThe giddiest moments of The Iron Giant (1999), a delightful throwback to the classic era of hand-drawn animated movies, deliver the most amazing little boy wish fulfillment fantasies. But there’s much more to Brad Bird’s cartoon fable in science fiction clothing and fairy tale trappings is a delightful throwback to the classic era of hand-drawn animated movies.

‘Fantastic Planet’ – the animated cult classic on HBO Max and Criterion Channel

!Featured, Animation, based on a novel, Blu-ray, Cannes winner, Criterion Channel, Cult Movies, DVD, fantasy, giant monsters, Have You Seen...?, HBO Max, International Classics, Science Fiction, socially aware cinema, SVOD 07/08/2021 Sean Axmaker

More fantasy than science fiction, the strange, metaphorical portrait from filmmaker Rene Laloux plays out in a world as psychedelic as ‘Yellow Submarine’ but far more predatory.