Four trailers now, and still: “What the *beep* is this PS4 exclusive all about?” Frustration aside, Hideo Kojima and Death Stranding continue to supply gamers everywhere with a healthy dose of hauntin…
Pacific Rim: Uprising fails to live up to the original
Minor Spoilers Ahead Five years ago, there was a steady anticipation for Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming film, Pacific Rim. It had been five years since his last feature, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, ma…
Ranking the films of master director Guillermo Del Toro
Many words have been tossed around to describe Guillermo Del Toro’s work such as “creepy” or “bizarre”, but we prefer “visionary.” He’s established himself as a master of horror just by doing w…
Movie Review: The Shape of Water
Director Guillermo del Toro builds his worlds from the ground up, imbuing his chosen universes with such distinct senses of self that we can’t help but buy immediately into the world he’s …
TIFF Movie Review: The Shape of Water
To read further TIFF 2017 coverage, go here. Director Guillermo del Toro builds his worlds from the ground up, imbuing his chosen universes with such distinct senses of self that we can’t help b…
Pan’s Labyrinth 10 Year Anniversary: Fairy Tales & Fascism
Pan’s Labyrinth opens with a shot moving in a reverse: It’s night and a young girl lies on the floor as blood streaming from her nose begins to shrink back in. It’s striking, hauntin…
Ally’s Movie Review: Crimson Peak
Crimson Peak would have been a wonderful silent film. It makes me think of the 2013 film Blancanieves directed by Pablo Berger and how it took the silent film model and updated it, providing the audie…