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Original-Cin at Cannes: Ten Films Seen Amid Well-Organized Madness

Original-Cin at Cannes: Ten Films Seen Amid Well-Organized Madness

By Carol J. Bream

Frankenstein: Guillermo del Toro Finally Gives the 'Monster' His Say

Frankenstein: Guillermo del Toro Finally Gives the 'Monster' His Say

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 16, 2025Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein as the real monster, Guillermo del Toro, Mary Shelley’s original novel, Oscar Isaac, Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz, Jacob Elordi as the creature, Toronto International Film Festival, NetflixComment

Nightmare Alley: Guillermo del Toro Noir Epic Lovely to Look At, Dreary to Behold

Nightmare Alley: Guillermo del Toro Noir Epic Lovely to Look At, Dreary to Behold

By Kim Hughes

ReviewJim SlotekDecember 16, 2021Nightmare Alley, Guillermo del Toro, Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Richard Jenkins, Toni Collette, Rooney Mara, Thriller, Noir, Remake Comment

Antlers: Gory, Creepy Horror Conjures Scares Both Literal and Figurative

Antlers: Gory, Creepy Horror Conjures Scares Both Literal and Figurative

By Thom Ernst

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 28, 2021Horror, Guillermo del Toro, Antlers, Scott Cooper, Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons, Graeme Greene, Jeremy T. Thomas, Sawyer Jones, Scott HazeComment

The Witches: Edgeless, CGI-laden remake of Roald Dahl story brings nothing new to the cauldron

The Witches: Edgeless, CGI-laden remake of Roald Dahl story brings nothing new to the cauldron

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekDecember 22, 2020Roald Dahl’s The Witches, Robert Zemeckis, Anne Hathaway, Nicolas Roeg’s 1990 version, The Joker, Venom, Guillermo del Toro, Jahzir Bruno, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci, Chris Rock, Everybody Hates Chris, Codie-Lei Eastick, Augustus Gloop, Kristin Chenoweth, Kenya BarrisComment

Tigers Are Not Afraid: The kids aren't all right in this taut, supernatural/drug-war mash-up

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 22, 2019Tigers Are Not Afraid, Issa López, Stephen King, Guillermo del Toro, Mexican drug cartel wars, Magical realism, Juan Ramón López, Ianis Guerrero, Tenoch HuertaComment

Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark: Guillermo del Toro-Produced Creep Show Thin but Jumpy

By Liam Lacey

ReviewAugust 9, 2019Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark., Guillermo del Toro, Alvin Schwartz, André Øvredal, Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Dean Norris, HorrorComment

Your weekend preview: What to see (and what to skip) in theatres this week

By Original-Cin Staff

Hellboy: Boy, this is one hellish reboot!

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekApril 11, 2019Hellboy, David Harbour, Neil Marshall, Milla Jovovich, Daniel Dae Kim, Ian McShane, Ron Perlman, Guillermo del Toro, Mike Mignola, Sasha LaneComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Stranger Things' David Harbour is the new Hellboy in town

InterviewJim SlotekApril 11, 2019Hellboy, David Harbour, Neil Marshall, Milla Jovovich, Daniel Dae Kim, Ian McShane, Ron Perlman, Guillermo del Toro, Mike Mignola, Joel Harlow, Hollywood makeup storiesComment

Pacific Rim Uprising dumbs down and takes a Power Rangers turn

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekMarch 22, 2018Pacific Rim, Jaegers, kaeju, Guillermo del Toro, Monster movies, Giant robots, John Boyega

Original-Cin's bests and worsts of '17: The good, the bad & the fugly

By Jim Slotek, Kim Hughes, Liam Lacey, Karen Gordon and Bonnie Laufer

ReviewJim SlotekDecember 26, 2017Year end 2017, Best and worst movies 2017, Guillermo del Toro, Tom Cruise, The Emoji Movie, Matt Damon, Frances McDormand, Get OUt

The Shape of Water: Guillermo Del Toro’s Epic (and Wet) Love Story Freestyles to Brilliance

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewDecember 6, 2017Guillermo del Toro, Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, drama, fantasy, Toronto films, TIFF

Frankie Drake's Lauren Lee Smith talks del Toro and creepy Michael Shannon

By Jim Slotek

InterviewJim SlotekNovember 5, 2017Guillermo del Toro, Shape Of Water, Lauren Lee Smith, CBC, Period films