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10 Horror Movies That Avoid the Sophomore Slump

June 9, 2025 by admin

Casey Chong looks at ten directors with great sophomore horror movies… Any filmmaker hopes they can hit the jackpot out of the gate, and many manage to impress with their directorial debut, earning positive responses from both critics and audiences. Then comes the next challenge of continuing a winning streak without falling victim to the […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Clive Barker, Damian McCarthy, Eli Roth, From Beyond, Guillermo del Toro, Hostel, Jordan Peele, Mick Garris, Mike Flanagan, Mimic, Nightbreed, Oculus, Oddity, Robert Eggers, Sleepwalkers, Stuart Gordon, The Hills Have Eyes, The Lighthouse, Us, Wes Craven

Netflix unleashes first trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein

June 1, 2025 by EJ Moreno

TUDUM 2025 brought us our first look at Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein. Coming to Netflix this fall, the iconic filmmaker is adapting one of his passion projects, and by the looks of the first teaser, we are in for a visual treat unlike anything we’ve seen from del Toro. Packed with an all-star cast, prepare […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Charles Dance, Christoph Waltz, David Bradley, Felix Kammerer, Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro, Jacob Elordi, Lars Mikkelsen, Mia Goth, netflix, Oscar Isaac

Guillermo del Toro’s Cronos joins The Shape of Water in 4K as part of the Criterion Collection

November 23, 2024 by Amie Cranswick

Criterion has announced that Guillermo del Toro’s 1992 feature debut Cronos is joining his Oscar-winning fantasy The Shape of Water as part of the Criterion Collection and is set for a 4K Ultra HD release this coming February; check out the cover artwork and details below…. SEE ALSO: 20 Essential Criterion Collection Films Guillermo del […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Physical Media Tagged With: Criterion, Criterion Collection, Cronos, Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water

Hellboy: Guillermo del Toro’s Occult Superhero Fantasy at 20

March 30, 2024 by admin

Hasitha Fernando on the story behind Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy as it turns 20… Dark Horse Comics’ Hellboy has always been a property that hasn’t received the attention that it deserved. But perceptions changed with the release of Guillermo del Toro’s 2004 adaptation Hellboy, which amalgamated the filmmaker’s macabre sense of humor and distinct visual […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Hasitha Fernando, Movies Tagged With: Dark Horse, David Hyde-Pierce, Doug Jones, Guillermo del Toro, Hellboy, Mike Mignola, Ron Perlman., Selma Blair

Jacob Elordi replaces Andrew Garfield in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein

January 8, 2024 by Matt Rodgers

Much like Dr. Victor Von Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro is still trying to piece together his Netflix monster movie, and has just had to perform some casting surgery by replacing Andrew Garfield with Saltburn and Priscilla star Jacob Elordi. According to Deadline those pesky scheduling conflicts have put paid to Garfield having nuts n bolts through […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, netflix, Oscar Issac

What If? Five Marvel Movies That Were Almost Made

December 26, 2023 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno looks at five Marvel movie “what ifs?”… Like every franchise or studio, Marvel has seen their fair share of films enter development and never see a release. Whether it’s a passion project rejected by studio heads or just a long developmental process that scares off a lead, we’ve seen plenty of projects based […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, EJ Moreno, Featured, Movies Tagged With: Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, Edgar Wright, Guillermo del Toro, J. Michael Straczynski, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Sam Raimi, Silver Surfer, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 4, X-Men, X-Men Origins: Magneto

Has the Oscars Finally Embraced “The Weird”?

November 12, 2023 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno looks at the Academy Awards and the new era of films vying for recognition… As we enter a new awards season, it’s refreshing to look at the landscape of potential contenders. Loving the race to the Academy Awards for decades and later entering my own awards season as a Critics Choice Association voter, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Awards Season, EJ Moreno, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Academy Awards, Barbie, Black Swan, Christopher Nolan, Everything Everywhere All at Once, greta gerwig, Guillermo del Toro, Poor Things, The Dark Knight, The Shape of Water, yorgos lanthimos

Guillermo del Toro reveals he was working on a Jabba the Hutt Star Wars movie

October 9, 2023 by Matt Rodgers

Guillermo del Toro has revealed that his Star Wars movie was going to be centered on everyone’s favourite toad-slurping crime-lord Jabba the Hutt.  Del Toro tweeted some cryptic letters in response to David S. Goyer’s revelations that he had written “an unproduced Star Wars movie that Guillermo del Toro was going to direct.” And now it […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News, Top Stories Tagged With: Disney, Guillermo del Toro, Lucasfilm, Star Wars

David S. Goyer reveals a Guillermo del Toro Star Wars film almost happened

September 24, 2023 by EJ Moreno

It’s evident if you know his work and career that Guillermo del Toro loves cinema; he even adores the most popular franchises like Star Wars. But fans just found out recently that del Toro’s love for films like Star Wars almost turned into doing a project for the Disney-owned brand. At least that’s what writer […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: David S. Goyer, Disney, Guillermo del Toro, Lucasfilm, Star Wars

Guillermo del Toro plans to step away from live-action films to focus on animation

June 16, 2023 by EJ Moreno

Following his Academy Award win with Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, the legendary filmmaker is looking to move to the world of animation even more. While conducting a MasterClass at Annecy Animated Film Festival, Guillermo del Toro broke the news that he will soon wind down his time with live-action filmmaking and move his efforts to […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Guillermo del Toro

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