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Critical Darlings: Frankenstein And The Craft Category Juggernauts with Bilge Ebiri

February 12, 2026·1 hr 28 min·8 clips

Richard Lawson humorously compares Frankenstein's monster to Hellboy, 'a giant red guy with a stone hand, horns, the son of the devil.'

Hosts Richard Lawson and Alison Wilmore are joined by film critic Bilge Ebiri for a deep-dive analysis of Guillermo del Toro's 2024 Frankenstein adaptation. The conversation critiques the film's narrative balance, Oscar Isaac's performance, and the movie's awards season prospects, while also touching on Ebiri's obsessive project to watch every Wuthering Heights adaptation.

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