guillermo del toro

It would have been easy to make Pacific Rim a dumb action movie. It would have been easy to fill it with stock characters, stereotypes and shoddy CGI. But making Pacific Rim wasn’t easy. It was hard for Guillermo del Toro to take…

Stephen Norrington’s Blade was a crucial entry into Marvel movie lore at the time of its release in 1998. With an R-Rated commitment and a dark execution, Blade was the injection of adult-oriented life Marvel needed at the time, with the…

It's time to expect better from mainstream horror. I'm not saying we should indulge in the art-house extravagances of the 2018 Suspiria remake or even return to the giallo roots of the original Suspiria. What I am saying is that there is so…

I never played P.T. I didn't have a PlayStation 3 or 4 when it came out so I experienced the game via osmosis. It was something my friends talked to me about at parties or online. I watched playthroughs on YouTube through my fingers.…

Neil Marshall’s Hellboy is an utter dud, on par with Batman v Superman or Suicide Squad. It’s a shame because if one person could have successfully followed in Guillermo Del Toro’s footsteps in adapting the Dark Horse Comic about a monster…

Super Bowl 53 wasn't a touchdown-heavy barn burner, instead it was a battle of defensive prowess. Sure, the run of Belichick and Brady has been one of the best of all time, but for many people (casuals especially) the biggest day in…

Death Stranding has been building up its hype ever since it was first announced, but that’s not too different from most video games these days. However, those involved – Hideo Kojima, Norman Reedus etc. – have brought considerable attention…

Oxford Literary Festival Outcry The past week has been an unsettling time for the Oxford Literary Festival. The controversy began when acclaimed author of the His Dark Materials trilogy, Philip Pullman, decided to resign as patron of the…

Directed by Guillermo Del Toro Starring Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain and Charlie Hunnam. Victorian era New York and Edith Cushing, daughter of a wealthy property developer, shies away from the socialite…