Frankenstein (2025)
First screened in October 2025

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Director: Guillermo del Toro. Cast: Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz, Charles Dance, Felix Kammerer, Lars Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Christian Convery, David Bradley, Ralph Ineson, Peter Macneill, Peter Millard. Screenplay: Guillermo del Toro (based on the novel by Mary Shelley and on basically all of del Toro's previous films).

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Photo © 2025 Netflix / Bluegrass Film / Demilo Films

In Brief: Mad doctor del Toro basks again in too-big budget, bad ideas. Why does he keep reviving a brain-dead cinematographer?

VOR: ③  I've been cool on prior del Toro films while considering them essential. For all its flair and Elordi's invention, this feels wholly dispensable.

Grade: C–

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Academy Award Nominations:
	Best Picture
	Best Supporting Actor: Jacob Elordi
	Best Adapted Screenplay: Guillermo del Toro
	Best Cinematography: Dan Laustsen
	Best Production Design: Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau
	Best Costume Design: Kate Hawley
	Best Original Score: Alexandre Desplat
	Best Sound: Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian T. Cooke, Brad Zoern
	Best Makeup & Hairstyling: Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey
Golden Globe Nominations:
	Best Picture (Drama)
	Best Director: Guillermo del Toro
	Best Actor (Drama): Oscar Isaac
	Best Supporting Actor: Jacob Elordi
	Best Original Score: Alexandre Desplat
Other Awards:
	Chicago Film Critics Association: Best Art Direction/Production Design; Best Costume Design (Hawley)

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