This week on The Spectator Film Podcast… Hellboy (2004) 5.10.19 Featuring: Austin, Maxx Commentary track begins at 18:41 — Notes — The Transnational Fantasies of Guillermo Del Toro Edited by Ann Davies, Deborah Shaw, and Dolores Tierney — Here’s a fantastic and accessible collection of essays that covers all of Del Toro’s work up to (I believe) Pacific Rim (2013). It’s a bit unfortunate this collection was released in 2014 as Del Toro has directed two significant works since then, but this remains a wonderful critical introduction to the director. ‘Guillermo Del Toro’s Monsters: Matter Out of Place’ by Ann Davies was a specifically insightful essay that helped to frame a great deal of our conversation on Hellboy. ‘Del Toro, Guillermo’ by Gabrielle Munoz from Senses of Cinema — Here’s the Great Director Profile from Senses of Cinema
