FRANKENSTEIN (Guillermo del Toro, 2025)

***+ / *****: Some amazing performances - especially Jacob Elordi’s Wrightson-brought-to-life Creature - and moments of brilliance but overall left me wanting. The Netflix sheen shellacked over Del Toro’s too-conservative / reverent direction of his own script diluted what should have been a cinematic powerhouse into the streaming version of the early 90’s ABC event mini-series iterations of JEKYLL AND HYDE and PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (presented with limited commercial interruption); I’m not mad, just disappointed.

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FRANKENSTEIN (2025) - trailer 2

THE BRIDE! (trailer)

I’m all in for GDT’S Frankenstein, but I’m more excited for this.

Kosinski MIAMI VICE reboot in 2027

I'm an unapologetic fan of the Mann / Farrell / Foxx 2006 film, but this has me intrigued: Joseph Kosinski’s ‘Miami Vice’ Reboot Sets August 2027 Release Date

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Being a devout fan of ALIEN neck deep in the excellence that is ALIEN: EARTH, I decided it'd be an intriguing experiment to make a facehugger out of hex nuts. Took inspiration from HOW TO DRAW COMICS THE MARVEL WAY for the stand, an über-minimalist face being hugged. Considering this one a success – though if I never see a hex nut again I'll be good.