I Finally Saw Frankenstein (the One Directed by Guillermo Del Toro), and Here’s What I Have to Say About It, In Case You Were Wondering

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What’s the vector, Victor? (CREDIT: Ken Woroner/Netflix)

Starring: Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz, Felix Kammerer, David Bradley, Lars Mikkelsen, Charles Dance, Christian Convery, Kyle Gatehouse, Lauren Collins, Sofia Galasso, Ralph Ineson, Burn Gorman, Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Director: Guillermo del Toro

Running Time: 150 Minutes

Rating: R

Release Date: October 17, 2025 (Theaters)/November 7, 2025 (Netflix)

Now that I’ve checked the 2025 filmed version of Frankenstein off my to-watch list, I have finally seen every 98th Academy Awards Best Picture nominee! Despite its two-and-a-half-hour runtime, it did a good job of keeping me awake the entire time, which is quite an accomplishment considering my penchant in recent years for nodding off in the movie theater. Although maybe that also had something to do with the Himalayan sea salt dark chocolate bar I ate…

Anyway, the aspect of this telling that I enjoyed the most was its underlining of how lovely Mia Goth is – something I already believed and now believe even more! It’s a shame about all the violence, though. But that is indeed what the creature and his creator turned to, I suppose. Anyway, overall it was pretty good, I guess.

Grade: 3 out of 5 Frankensteins

Watch And/Or Listen to This: Frankenstein’s Monster Takes The Colbert Questionert

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CREDIT: CBS/Screenshot

An unexamined life is not worth living, even for monsters.

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 10/17/25

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Give ’em the ball, because they’re going to dunk it! (CREDIT: NBC Sports/Screenshot)

Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.

Movies
Black Phone 2 (Theaters)
Blue Moon (Theaters)
Frankenstein (Theaters; On Netflix November 7) – Directed by Guillermo del Toro.
Good Fortune (Theaters)
The Mastermind (Theaters)

TV
Downey Wrote That (October 17 on Peacock) – Documentary about a notable SNL writer.

Music
-Chrissie Hynde, Duets Special
-The Last Dinner Party, From the Pyre
-Steve Martin and Alison Brown, Safe, Sensible and Sane
-Of Monsters and Men, All is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade
-Boz Scaggs, Detour
-Tame Impala, Deadbeat

Sports
-NBA on NBC Season Premiere (October 21 on NBC and Peacock) – Coming home.