Critic’s Pick
Guillermo del Toro’s beautiful creature feature.
‘Frankenstein’
Mary Shelley’s cautionary tale of man’s arrogance toward nature is back on the screen, this time with Guillermo del Toro at the helm, Oscar Isaac as the mad scientist and Jacob Elordi as the monster.
From our review:
Del Toro has always had an eye for the ways beauty and brutality weave themselves together in human life, and “Frankenstein” is an ideal text for that interest. But the movie also spotlights something he understands intuitively: the difference between the destruction of life … and the heartbroken and lovely form that life can take at its end.
In theaters now. Streaming on Netflix on Nov. 7. Read the full review.
Ethan Hawke as a malevolent force …
‘Black Phone 2’
In this horror sequel directed by Scott Derrickson, a brother and sister (Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw) discover they are not yet free of the Grabber (Ethan Hawke), who terrorizes them from beyond the grave.
From our review:
Derrickson has crafted a sequel that is remarkably different from the original — up in the frosty mountains, this is more of an ax-murderer ghost chase than a trip to a serial killer’s horrific basement — and with that comes a ratcheting up of grisly theatrics.
In theaters. Read the full review.
Critic’s Pick
… and as a genius grappling with demons.
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