One of the only existing groves of American Chestnut trees is scheduled to be destroyed next month to make room for a datacenter. I made an entire video about what this tree meant and the efforts to bring it back that have lasted decades. Consumption knows nothing of sacrament.
One of the first big insect movies, THEM! ('54) reflects the concerns of the period following WWII, as the film explores the dangers of scientific advances with anti-nuclear themes.
See it tomorrow night as we look at Monster Movies following our Creepy Cinema lineup, at 8pm ET.