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Frankenstein (2025)

December 30, 2025·1 hr 59 min·5 clips

Peak intensity and revelation

The Good, The Bad and The Classics comes back to its familiar setup and picks *Frankenstein* from 2025 as the next film to judge. The episode is framed as a good, bad, or classic decision, which gives the discussion a clear target from the start. John brings extra interest because he already likes this kind of story and especially likes *Bride of Frankenstein*. The group makes it clear early that spoilers are fair game, and John says he has already watched the movie multiple times. The conversation leans on first impressions, family banter, and the back-and-forth rhythm that carries the show. They talk through the cast, including Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goff, Charles Dance, Felix Camara, Lars Mikkelsen, Christoph Waltz, and Ralph Ennison, among others. The film’s link to the older *Frankenstein* tradition comes up again and again. The panel notes that the famous “it’s alive” line never lands in the expected way. That missing beat becomes one of the episode’s main talking points. John explains why he thinks the film avoids it on purpose. The others push on that idea instead of simply accepting it. There is also a running joke about the wig, which turns into one of the episode’s more memorable side trips. A quick visual change in the lab leads to a rewind, because the group notices the character seems to go from bald to wigged again almost instantly. That small inconsistency becomes a comic moment rather than a serious complaint. The discussion keeps circling back to how the film stages Victor’s work and how he reacts to the creature’s emergence. The panel also comments on the chain imagery and the way the movie handles the body and its assembly. The tone stays loose, with teasing corrections and little interruptions folded into the flow. The episode never tries to sound like formal criticism. It feels more like a regular room of people thinking through a film together, half remembering older versions while reacting to this one in real time. The show’s usual shape is there: a plot-led setup, then reactions, then arguments about what worked and what did not. The conversation is dry, blunt, and comfortable with disagreement. Even when they get serious about the film, they stay conversational rather than polished. The final stretch looks ahead to the next monster title, *The Mummy* with Brendan Fraser, and notes the news of a possible *Mummy 4* as a neat fit for what comes next.

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A blunt, funny Frankenstein chat that argues with the film while keeping a loose, conversational rhythm.

The episode takes on Guillermo del Toro's 2025 Frankenstein through the show’s familiar good, bad, or classic frame, moving from first reactions into the parts that count.

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A spoiler-heavy Frankenstein chat with background, wig jokes, and plenty of side-eye.

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