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Frankenstein 2025 Review: Visual Splendor Meets Critic Divide—Metacritic Scores Mostly Positive

Frankenstein 2025 earns a 13-minute ovation at Venice as critics split on Guillermo del Toro's Netflix epic. Metacritic scores stay generally favourable.

International Business Times UK

Guillermo del Toro insists his version of Frankenstein is not a warning about AI

At a press conference ahead of the movie’s world premiere, director Guillermo del Toro has insisted his forthcoming film Frankenstein is not a warning about artificial intelligence.

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‘Frankenstein’ Review: The Most Iconic Sci-Fi Horror Story Ever Gets An Indulgent New Adaptation

Guillermo del Toro gives us sympathy for the monster in a beautiful, indulgent, and often labored, adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic sci-fi horror story.

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Frankenstein review – Guillermo del Toro reanimates a classic as a monstrously beautiful melodrama

Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi star as the freethinking anatomist and his creature as Mary Shelley’s story is reimagined with bombast in the director’s unmistakable visual style

The Guardian - UK

Frankenstein review – Guillermo del Toro’s elegant adaptation is all show and little substance

3/5 Jacob Elordi is a very sympathetic monster in this visually stunning but thematically lacking film, which co-stars Oscar Isaac and Mia Goth

The Independent UK

Mexican Director and Producer Guillermo Del Toro Admitted to Feel Sad His Frankenstein Adventure is Finished

Oscar-winning Mexican director Guillermo del Toro premieres his big-budget "Frankenstein" at the Venice Film Festival, starring Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi, exploring humanity, obsession, and vengeance in a Gothic spectacle.

Latin Times

Director Del Toro Reluctant To Leave His "Frankenstein" Behind

Oscar-winning Mexican director Guillermo del Toro has birthed a monster with his new big-budget "Frankenstein" movie and joked Saturday that the effort had left him worn out ahead of the world premiere in Venice.

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Guillermo del Toro insists new Frankenstein film is not AI metaphor

New adaptation of the classic story is set to premiere on Netflix in November

The Independent UK

Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ to premiere at Venice with Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi

Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi are expected at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday for the world premiere of Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein.”

The Independent UK

Guillermo Del Toro Originally Wanted Netflix's Frankenstein To Be Two Films, But I Think He Made The Right Choice To Keep It Solo

The director stitched together his dream project, and it feels like the right move.

Cinemablend

Oscar Isaac based Frankenstein character on Prince

Oscar Isaac has revealed he based his Frankenstein character on late pop star Prince - revealing he copied the singer's walk during rehearsals for his 2007 Super Bowl performance.

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From Frankenstein to Putin, monsters are stalking the Venice film festival

Artistic director says monsters are ‘fil rouge’ this year, as Guillermo del Toro unveils his vision of Shelley’s classic

The Guardian - UK

Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein dreams are alive

“Frankenstein” may be the culmination of Guillermo del Toro’s artistic life

The Independent UK

Was my memory wiped or was the Star Wars sequel trilogy just that forgettable?

The Force Awakens and its follow-ups had so few memorable characters, it’s a wonder Disney – and Oscar Isaac – are still talking about potential spin-offs

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12 películas del Festival de Cine de Venecia que generarán expectativa

El Festival de Cine de Venecia ofrece este año una abundancia de riquezas de autor. La 82ª edición cuenta con películas de Guillermo del Toro, Kathryn Bigelow, Park Chan-wook, Yorgos Lanthimos, Sofia Coppola, Jim Jarmusch, Gus Van Sant y Luca Guadagnino, por nombrar algunos. Incluso Charlie Kaufman tiene un cortometraje…

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Oscar Isaac would return to Star Wars as Poe Dameron

Star Wars actor Oscar Isaac has said he would reprise his role as Poe Dameron in the sci-fi franchise for the right project.

Total Film

Despite being a Netflix release, Frankenstein stars Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi say seeing the upcoming horror movie in theaters would “be ideal”: "It'd be nice to have a communal experience"

The film is getting a limited theatrical run

TechRadar

Netflix confirms November release for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein –here's how I plan on watching it sooner

Director Guillermo del Toro's hotly anticipated adaptation of Frankenstein finally gets a confirmed release date, but you can watch it a month before it drops on Netflix.

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The Mary Sue

Thank God they’re actually giving ‘Frankenstein’ a theatrical release

So we get to spend the spooky season with Dr. Victor Frankenstein and a new Guillermo del Toro film and that's special to me.

Tom’s Guide

3 exhilarating heist thrillers on Netflix you need to stream right now

From getaway-driver dramas like 'Wheelman' to cheating-ring capers like 'Bad Genius', these are 3 best heist thrillers on Netflix to add to your watchlist

Inverse

207 Years Later, An Iconic Sci-Fi Monster Is Hollywood's New Favorite Source Material

Sebastian Stan will be the latest star to take on one of the most iconic monsters in all of cinema.

Netflix's huge sci-fi epic looks absolutely stunning in new photos

Frankenstein could be monumental

Tom’s Guide

Netflix drops new look at 'Frankenstein' — and it teases a deliciously dark and haunting journey

Netflix has just dropped a fresh batch of haunting new images for “Frankenstein,” offering another glimpse of Guillermo del Toro’s dark reimagining.

The Independent UK

Guillermo del Toro praises ‘perfect’ Jacob Elordi for replacing Andrew Garfield in Netflix’s Frankenstein

‘We recast, and we had nine weeks – you can’t be under more pressure than that,’ said the director

Evening Standard

Frankenstein goes old school? Jacob Elordi channels Boris Karloff

Early pictures from Guillermo del Toro’s forthcoming Frankenstein for Netflix suggest new levels of creepiness helped by a throwback to the original horrors

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