Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water is a true labor of love for the filmmaker. We’ve seen him tackle mainstream blockbuster material with Pacific Rim and Hellboy, but this new, surreal love story has more in common with his adored 2006 film, Pan’s Labyrinth.

It holds the same gentle dark fantasy backbone, using dense colours to tell its story, which follows a mute woman, Eliza (Sally Hawkins), who works as a janitor in a mysterious government laboratory. She keeps in the background,…
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Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water is a true labor of love for the filmmaker. We’ve seen him tackle mainstream blockbuster material with Pacific Rim and Hellboy, but this new, surreal love story has more in common with his adored 2006 film, Pan’s Labyrinth.

It holds the same gentle dark fantasy backbone, using dense colours to tell its story, which follows a mute woman, Eliza (Sally Hawkins), who works as a janitor in a mysterious government laboratory. She keeps in the background,…
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Here is a collective of actors striving to bring their director’s vision emphatically to the big screen, and they have all triumphed.
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“Inevitably, John Slattery’s directorial debut has been overshadowed somewhat by the tragic passing of its lead star, Philip Seymour Hoffman”…
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It’s been ten years since the final episode of Six Feet Under aired. For many, it has never been equalled – even by the likes of Breaking Bad, Mad Men or The Wire (yes, even The Wire). That’s because there was nothing ever quite like this show, and there hasn’t been since; during its five seasons, it blended magic realism, gritty thrills, and soap opera storylines to unparalleled effect, resulting in one of the most emotionally gruelling, painful, and ultimately rewarding television show…
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