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BRUTALLY HONEST

Anonymous Oscar Voters Can’t Stand These Awards Favorites

Behind closed doors, voters said one insult after another about this year’s Oscar nominees.

Owen Mason-Hill

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PUTTING ON THE RITZ

Jacob Elordi’s ‘Frankenstein’ Is a Monstrously Majestic Epic

The monster awakens. Again. Get ready.

Nick Schager

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BUMPS IN THE NIGHT

Guillermo del Toro Tweets Stay in ‘Most Haunted’ Hotel Room

“The room has more than vibes,” the director wrote in a series of tweets on X. “There is something angry and territorial there.”

Owen Lavine

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REALITY CHECK

Why Guillermo del Toro Called Alfonso Cuarón an ‘A–hole’

Cuarón told Total Film he didn’t think “the Prisoner of Azkaban” was the right project for him until del Toro called him out.

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

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MAGNUM OPUS

Charlie Day’s Wild, 10-Year Journey to ‘Fool’s Paradise’

The star meets us as the busiest moment of his career, talking about voicing Luigi in “Super Mario Bros.,” everything “It’s Always Sunny,” and the movie he spent a decade making.

Kevin Fallon

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SEE/SKIP

‘The Whale’ Is 2022’s Most Offensive Film

A guide to the week’s best and worst TV shows and movies from The Daily Beast’s Obsessed critics.

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GOT NO STRINGS

‘Pinocchio’ Is the Most Guillermo del Toro-iest Movie Yet

The director has described his stop-motion remake as the third entry in a trilogy about children during war times. It reunites his three favorite subjects: kids, fascism, and bugs.

Laura Bradley

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MUST-SEE

Netflix Just Dropped a Horror Series That Is to Die For

It’s the ideal streaming release for Halloween.

Nick Schager

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A REAL BOY

Yet Another Nightmare ‘Pinocchio’ Movie Is Coming

An admittedly beautiful trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s new take on “Pinocchio” is here—one of multiple versions currently in the works. How many trees must die for this puppet?!

Fletcher Peters

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‘THERE’S NO REASON’

Guillermo del Toro Refuses to Use Real Guns in His Movies

“I don’t think it’s necessary anymore. I really don’t,” the “Nightmare Alley” director said about using real firearms on set, months after Halyna Hutchins’ tragic death.

Jordan Julian

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EDGE OF DARKNESS

‘Nightmare Alley’ Is One Bloated Hollywood Freak Show

The latest from Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro stars Bradley Cooper and Cate Blanchett as two sexy swindlers navigating Depression-era America.

Nick Schager

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