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Synopsis: While conducting a nuclear weapons test in the Arctic Circle, a team of military scientists wake up and release a Rhedosaurus, a dinosaur that has been extinct for more than 100 million years. Even though Professor Tom Nesbitt witnesses the creature, nobody believes him. At least not until it begins sinking ships and attacks a city. Who's in it? The movie stars Paul Hubschmid, Paula Raymond , Cecil Kellaway , Kenneth Tobey and Donald Woods . Review: I've come across The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms multiple times but have always been reluctant to watch it because, at least from the description, it sounded like a Godzilla rip-off, even though the movie was released before that monster debuted. However, I finally decided to give it a try this morning and it ended up surprising me. As far as prehistoric monster movies go, this one turned out to be pretty decent. Yes, it was made 72 years ago, and the special effects are a bit limited as a result. However, if you're...

Synopsis: Drifter Frank Chambers accepts a job at a rural diner and falls in love with the owner's beautiful and ambitious wife, Cora. Cora feels the same about him but has worked too hard to make the diner successful and leaving her husband, Nick, would mean starting over from scratch. The only way for them to be together is to murder Nick. But, to get away with that, they have to fool a very capable district attorney. Who's in it? The movie stars Lana Turner , John Garfield , Cecil Kellaway , Hume Cronyn and Leon Ames. Review: I came across this film on one of our movie channels a couple weeks ago and, mostly because it's a movie I had always wanted to watch, decided to record it for a rainy day. My original intention was to watch it by myself (probably early in the morning, when everyone was still asleep). However, my wife and I were unimpressed with a movie we attempted to watch on Netflix and, since we didn't have a contingency plan, I decided to watch...