Frankenstein

November 10, 2025 00:03:24
Frankenstein
Flicks with The Film Snob
Frankenstein

Nov 10 2025 | 00:03:24

/

Show Notes

Guillermo del Toro’s epic reimagining of the Mary Shelley novel is a marvel of Gothic style. It was inevitable that Guillermo del Toro, with his love of fantasy, monsters, and everything Gothic, would create a version of Mary Shelley’s great novel Frankenstein. So of course he has, in a style of giant painterly excess that storms the heights of melodrama. What I’m saying is: it’s a thing of beauty. Del Toro is a director in the mold of classic Hollywood in its epic moods. He loves sets, props, costumes, and the craft of art direction. The film’s look boldly evokes…

Other Episodes

Episode

January 16, 2019 00:04:44
Episode Cover

The Favourite

The story of two women fighting for influence at the 18th century British court of Queen Anne satirizes the grotesque and demeaning nature of...

Listen

Episode

July 31, 2018 00:04:04
Episode Cover

Sorry to Bother You

Boots Riley’s free-wheeling, surrealistic satire on white supremacy and corporate culture sports a reckless take-no-prisoners attitude. Sorry to Bother You is the kind of...

Listen

Episode

December 30, 2019 00:04:34
Episode Cover

Remember the Night / Knives Out

A classic Christmas movie with a sense of humor and a conscience; and a clever murder mystery with comic elements. This time of year...

Listen