For anyone who unreservedly adored the film, this pick-up is a no-brainer. There are so many small details and thoughtful elements packing into the extras that it can only deepen and expand appreciation for The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro’s love letter to monsters (literally).
The Shape of Water, Guillermo Del Toro’s Best Film?
The Shape of Water is incredibly worthwhile. Smart, charming as could be, and delightful. It never drags or misses its mark.
“Trollhunters” is an Entertaining Enough Young Adult Adventure
Trollhunters Author: Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus Release Date: June 30, 2015 Publisher: Hot Key Books Genre(s): Young Adult, Middle Grade, Fantasy, Humor Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon Trollhunters is a hard book to categorize. Online it seems to be generally considered a ‘young adult’ book but when I was reading it […]
“Crimson Peak” is Not a Horror Movie
Crimson Peak Release Date: 16 October 2015 Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver, Burn Gorman Director: Guillermo del Toro Studio: Legendary Pictures Distributor: Universal Pictures Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Horror Rating: ★★★½☆☆ Review Spoilers: Low IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia For those of you who want to see Crimson […]
Shatterdome Atlanta Restarts The Clock For Second Year
On the weekend of June 13th, the war clock reset to zero and Shatterdome Atlanta reconvened for the second year running and this time for two days instead of one! How did this little con that could measure up this year? Spoiler alert: Like Striker Eureka bagging its tenth kill. […]
“The Book of Life” is an Amazing Film With A Solid DVD Release
The Book of Life Review Format: DVD Release Date: January 27, 2015 Cast: Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum, Ron Perlman, Christina Applegate, Ice Cube, Kate del Castillo Director: Jorge Gutierrez Studio: 20th Century Fox Distributor: 20th Century Fox Genre(s): Family, Musical, Animated Extra Feature Rating: ★★★☆☆ Film Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low Amazon | IMDB | Wikipedia […]
Ghosts are real in the new “Crimson Peak” trailer
This isn’t the fun kind of haunted mansion, Guillermo del Toro has seen to that. Here’s the official synopsis for Crimson Peak: When her heart is stolen by a seductive stranger, a young woman is swept away to a house atop a mountain of blood-red clay: a place filled with […]
Play This: Silent Hills’ Playable Teaser; It’s Petifrying and We’re Guessing the Game Will Be Too
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yyRdk9G39o] I didn’t play the playable teaser. Let’s get that straight. We all know I’m a coward when it comes to horror games. I love them to death, but they also scare me to death. I talk a big game but when I’m holding the controller or the mouse that pause […]
Norman Reedus Will Star in the New Silent Hill Game
Everybody can use a bit more Norman Reedus in their lives, right? Well, it looks like gamers can get a bit of Norman right on their consoles. The latest installment in the Silent Hill series, named Silent Hills, is the product of a partnership between Guillermo del Toro and Hideo […]
Canceling the Apocalypse with Shatterdome Atlanta
(EDIT: I was informed after the publication of this article that there were actually 125 people in attendance. All apologies for my original lowball estimation. The article has been changed to reflect this information.) A one day con for a movie less than a year old that made less money […]