Del Toro saddles up with stop-motion animation legend Mark Gustafson to present some of the year’s most stunning visuals but also goes a step further by adding some weighty thoughts on war, death, and family to the beloved Carlo Collodi fairy tale.
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Nightmare Alley
What del Toro so strikingly presents is a morality tale of how the desire to rectify the past can overwhelm our best judgment in the present, leading to disastrous consequences.
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The shape of the Shape of Water plagiarism lawsuit
The copyright infringement lawsuit against the Oscar-winning film claims clear access and critical similarities.
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How an Evanston writer’s boyhood idea inspired ‘Shape of Water’
Guillermo del Toro tapped Daniel Kraus to help write the story behind the Oscar-nominated blockbuster.
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The Shape of Water is wondrous, but woefully narrow-minded
The visual achievement of Guillermo del Toro’s new fantasy can’t alleviate its reductive worldview.
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The 2017 Chicago International Film Festival, reviewed
Watching the watchers at the Chicago International Film Festival
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How Crimson Peak makes the most of the IMAX format
Guillermo del Toro’s gothic horror film demands to be seen on the biggest screen possible.
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The Strain is sure to catch on
The vampirism stuff on the new FX series is good enough to suck people in.
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CIMMFest ascendant, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Sebastian Cordero’s Europa Report, nearly lost in orbit, touches down in Chicago on Friday
Previewing the talented Ecuadoran director’s English-language debut, an old-school sci-fi movie set in space
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Chicago in the lens, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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The Weekly Top Five: horror films of the aughts
Top five horror films from the aughts