463 - Frankenstein (2025)

463 - Frankenstein (2025)

From Eavesdropping at the Movies by Jose Arroyo and Michael Glass

November 9, 2025 · 36 min

About this episode

The episode discusses Guillermo del Toro's adaptation of Frankenstein, comparing it to Nosferatu and analyzing its cinematography and performances.

Another classic Gothic horror is remade for the modern age: first we saw Robert Eggers' Nosferatu, and now Guillermo del Toro brings us his adaptation of Frankenstein. Like Nosferatu, Frankenstein is astonishing to look at, and, like Nosferatu, also written by its director, it probably would have benefitted from the attention of a professional screenwriter. Still, it's a pleasure to spend time in the word del Toro envisions, and we talk wide angle lenses, the range of performances - Oscar Isaac's busy, Jacob Elordi's brooding, Mia Goth's underwhelming - the difficulty of understanding dialogue in screen two at the Mockingbird, and what this Frankenstein thematically shares with One Battle After Another. Recorded on 4th November 2025.

Topics covered

  • Frankenstein
  • Gothic horror
  • film adaptation
  • Guillermo del Toro
  • cinematography
  • performances

Keywords

  • Robert Eggers
  • Nosferatu
  • Oscar Isaac
  • Jacob Elordi
  • Mia Goth

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Frankenstein, Nosferatu, One Battle After Another

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