12th Dec2022

‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Review (Netflix)

by Guest

Stars: Gregory Mann, Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton | Written by Guillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale | Directed by Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson During the rise of fascism in Mussolini’s Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father’s expectations. The fact that we got […]

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01st Apr2020

Rewind: ‘Hellboy 2: The Golden Army’ Review

by Chris Thomas

Stars: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, John Alexander, James Dodd, Seth MacFarlane, Luke Goss, Anna Walton, Jeffrey Tambor, John Hurt | Written and Directed by Guillermo del Toro In ten years time everyone is going to be saying “The Marvel films were actually quite rubbish, for the most part, weren’t they?”. This is because, […]

19th Aug2019

‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, Lorraine Toussaint, Austin Zajur, Natalie Ganzhorn, Austin Abrams, Kathleen Pollard | Written by Guillermo del Toro, Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman | Directed by André Øvredal André Øvredal’s film is the adaption of writer Alvin Schwartz’ novel(s) of the same name. A series that is a […]

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04th Apr2019

Trailer & Poster(s) for ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’

by Phil Wheat

Entertainment One UK have released the first trailer, and a selection of character posters, for Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark – the upcoming adaptation based on the classic horror anthology series for children (which was a LOT more popular in the US than the UK). Starring Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza, Dean Norris, […]

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06th Feb2018

‘The Shape of Water’ Review

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Octavia Spencer | Written by Guillermo Del Toro, Vanessa Taylor | Directed by Guillermo Del Toro After A Cure for Wellness, here’s another heavily production-designed sci-fi with horror elements to give us the BioShock feels, from the austere early-‘60s setting right down to individual sound effects. […]

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11th Dec2017

’78/52′ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Featuring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Elizabeth Allan, Judith Anderson, Desi Arnaz, Marli Renfro, Mick Garris, Guillermo del Toro  | Written and Directed by Alaxandre O. Philippe You don’t need to be a fan of Hitchcock to know the Psycho shower scene. It is woven into popular culture and for most of us we’ve seen it all our […]

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05th Dec2017

New international trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Shape of Water’

by Phil Wheat

Here’s the new international trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s next film,  The Shape of Water, which looks remarkably like a cross between Hellboy’s Abe Sapien and The Creature From the Black Lagoon (a film incidentally del Toro expressed an interest in remaking). The Shape of Water stars Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, Octavia […]

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05th Oct2017

The History of Bad Ideas – Episode 196: Overly Carroted!

by Phil Wheat

Emanating from their studio in Cincinnati, Ohio, The History of Bad Ideas sees hosts Jason, Jeff and Blake talk about all things geeky on their podcast. Whether it’s rumours of the latest comic book movies, debating who really is the worst villain of all time, discussing the latest comic issues or just wondering about life […]

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20th Jul2017

First trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Shape of Water’

by Phil Wheat

The trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s next film, which is set for a December release, The Shape of Water, which looks remarkably like a cross between Hellboy’s Abe Sapien and The Creature From the Black Lagoon (a film incidentally del Toro expressed an interest in remaking). The film stars Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael […]

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21st Dec2016

Brand new clip from Guillermo del Toro show ‘Trollhunters’

by Phil Wheat

Netflix have released a brand new clip from Guillermo del Toro’s new animated series Trollhunters, a heroic tale that uncoils with ambitious, complex storytelling and stunning visuals that raise the bar for animated series, creating an event series that will thrill the entire family. When ordinary teenager Jim Lake Jr. stumbles upon a mystical amulet […]

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13th Oct2016

Del Toro’s ‘Trollhunters’ – Trailer, art & launch date revealed

by Phil Wheat

DreamWorks Trollhunters, all-new epic animated series will launch globally December 23rd 2016 on Netflix. From the limitless imagination of master storyteller Guillermo del Toro comes a tale of two worlds set to collide… A heroic tale that uncoils with ambitious, complex storytelling and stunning visuals that raise the bar for animated series. When ordinary teenager […]

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21st Feb2016

‘Crimson Peak’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver | Written and Directed by Guillermo del Toro For any horror fan, having a film described as “A Gothic ghost story directed by Guillermo del Toro” will sell it to them in an instant. While some may be disappointed when they discover this is […]

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15th Oct2015

‘Crimson Peak’ Review

by Jack Kirby

Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver | Written and Directed by Guillermo del Toro In Crimson Peak, Mia Wasikowska plays Edith, a young American writer living in the late 1800s with her industrialist father (Jim Beaver). He is approached by Tom Hiddleston’s English gentleman Sir Thomas Sharpe to invest in […]

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10th Feb2015

‘Drew The Man Behind the Poster’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Featuring: Drew Struzan, Frank Darabont, George Lucas, Thomas Jane, Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford, Guillermo Del Toro, Michael J. Fox | Directed by Erik Sharkey Opening with archival footage of Drew Struzan painting the original poster for Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace, Drew: The Man Behind the Poster, tells the life-story of an […]

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31st Oct2014

‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Extended Edition’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Ken Stott, Graham McTavish, William Kircher, James Nesbitt, Stephen Hunter, Dean O’Gorman, Aidan Turner, John Callen, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sylvester McCoy, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry, Manu Bennett | Written by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro | Directed […]

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26th Aug2014

Frightfest 2014: ‘Drew The Man Behind the Poster’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Featuring: Drew Struzan, Frank Darabont, George Lucas, Thomas Jane, Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford, Guillermo Del Toro, Michael J. Fox | Directed by Erik Sharkey Opening with archival footage of Drew Struzan painting the original poster for Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace, Drew: The Man Behind the Poster, tells the life-story of an […]

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17th Nov2013

‘Pacific Rim’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Diego Klattenhoff, Charlie Day, Max Martini, Burn Gorman, Robert Kazinsky, Ron Perlman | Written by Guillermo del Toro, Travis Beacham | Directed by Guillermo del Toro Some people think that Guillermo del Toro is one of the most creative directors at work in the movie industry today, and […]

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08th Jul2013

‘Pacific Rim’ Review

by Jack Kirby

Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Diego Klattenhoff, Charlie Day, Max Martini, Burn Gorman, Robert Kazinsky, Ron Perlman | Written by Guillermo del Toro, Travis Beacham | Directed by Guillermo del Toro What I like to do when I write a review of a film, is think of at least one half decent pun […]

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10th Jun2013

‘Mama’ Review

by Jack Kirby

Stars: Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier | Written by Neil Cross, Andrés Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti | Directed by Andrés Muschietti In preparation for watching Mama, I caught up with The Orphanage, the logic being that both come under the ‘presented by Guillermo del Toro’ horror label, are directed by Spanish filmmakers and both deal […]

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20th Mar2013

Three Godzilla-esque images from ‘Pacific Rim’

by Phil Wheat

Check out these three new Godzilla-esque images (which look like they could have been ripped straight from a Toho flick) from Pacific Rim which is directed by Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth) from a script by Travis Beacham (Clash of the Titans) and stars Idris Elba, Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Rob Kazinsky, Willem […]

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