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Incoming

Guillermo del Toro is making an animated Pinocchio feature for Netflix

by Adam Woodward

The Mex­i­can film­mak­er is set to write and direct a stop-motion musi­cal based on the clas­sic children’s fable.
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LWLies Magazine

LWLies 75 special issue: Can movies save the world?

by Little White Lies

Our lat­est print edi­tion fea­tures guest con­tri­bu­tions from Guiller­mo del Toro, the Safdie broth­ers and more.
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Review

Pacific Rim Uprising

by Hannah Strong

John Boye­ga game­ly fills Idris Elba’s shoes in this mad­cap sequel to Guiller­mo del Toro’s shiny robot romp.

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In Retrospect
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The fascinating etymology behind Guillermo del Toro’s character names

by Nicholas Russell

The Mex­i­can filmmaker’s work is loaded with reli­gious symbolism.
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Incoming

Frances McDormand and Guillermo Del Toro were the 2018 Oscars MVPs

by Hannah Strong

The world was watch­ing a lit­tle more close­ly last night as the first post-Wein­stein Acad­e­my Awards took place.
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Interviews

Guillermo del Toro: ‘Perversity is always in the eye of the beholder’

by David Jenkins

The mas­ter fab­u­list behind The Shape of Water talks sex, movies and what makes a mon­ster tick.
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Review

The Shape of Water

by Matt Thrift

Guiller­mo del Toro’s lat­est is a fairy tale for grown-ups with a cinephile twist – it may be his most per­fect con­fec­tion to date.

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In Retrospect
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In Praise Of

Revisiting Blade II: Guillermo del Toro’s slick superhero B-movie

by Padraig Cotter

With its sym­pa­thet­ic mon­sters and dis­tinct visu­als, this 2002 sequel is the director’s most under­rat­ed film.
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If You Like...

Eight films to watch before you see The Shape of Water

by Josh Slater-Williams

Seek out these inspi­ra­tions for Guiller­mo del Toro’s lat­est, includ­ing The Red Shoes and Crea­ture from the Black Lagoon.
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In Praise Of

How Cronos blurs the line between man and monster

by Danilo Castro

The seed for a career-long obses­sion is plant­ed in Guiller­mo del Toro’s debut fea­ture from 1993.