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Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein wears its themes on its sleeve. Lily Osler writes on how that works – and how it doesn't.
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The case for American trans optimism
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Wildwood at the end of the world
The beautiful handmade anachronism that is Laika's latest stop-motion film provides a respite from a world of slop.