Frankenstein
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Frankenstein has been two centuries in the making.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
The Mexican filmmaker, whose "Frankenstein" is competing this year for the best picture Oscar, in 2022 said animation created by AI is an "insult to life itself."
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
One Battle After Another won the most awards with six, followed by I Swear, Sinners and Frankenstein, which got three each, while Hamnet won two.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
Like Victor Frankenstein, who diligently selects body parts from corpses to stitch together his humanoid creation, the Mexican director carefully assembled his troupe of movie magicians.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
Sometimes I endeavoured to gain from Frankenstein the particulars of his creature’s formation, but on this point he was impenetrable.
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
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