Today in Great News: Guillermo del Toro’s Complicated Monsters Find Permanent Home at Fox Searchlight

Guillermo del Toro has been following his passion for decades, and it paid off this award season. Nominated for a Golden Globe and Oscar for directing The Shape of Water, ultimately taking home statues for both, del Toro delivered passionate acceptance speeches that struck an emotional note. The king of creating complicated monsters, we were thrilled to see del Toro reach commercial success. Now, his ideas will be going even farther.

We Are Living in a Star Wars Universe

The film world was riveted with the news that J.J. Abrams, perhaps the most logical successor to George Lucas for the Star Wars franchise, would direct Star Wars: Episode VII. As it’s been widely (and breathlessly) reported, Abrams has already successfully rebooted a space franchise with the release his 2009 Star Trek, which was a critical and commercial success.

Abrams admitted to Entertainment Weekly that he was more of Star Wars fan growing up.

Mommy Issues: Making Monsters with Mama Visual Effects Supervisor Aaron Weintraub

A father kills his wife and brings his two young daughters to a secluded cabin where his would-be murder/suicide attempt is foiled by one very maternal ghost. Years later, the girls are discovered, their feral upbringing posing the second biggest obstacle to a normal life behind a spirit that, to put it mildly, has become a bit possessive.

Mama may not be the feel-good hit of the new movie year, but it may be its most pleasant surprise,