The Flick Files
Hello there! Welcome to “The Flick Files”. This is a podcast about movies, done with three brothers: Dylan, Jesse and Dawson. The three of us love to watch and talk about movies. We can literally talk about movies for hours. This space is no different; we are going to blabber on and on about film, and you are invited to listen in. Each week we are going to watch a movie, discuss what makes it tick, and rate it accordingly. Our rating system is developed to put a reason behind the number. It is subject to change and we hope you utilize it as well! We will delve into the movie - everything from fun facts, trivia, goofs and details to what we love and what we hate, what works and what doesn’t and why or why not we like the movie. We are the first to admit that we are not film experts (nowhere near). We are average movie-goers just like you. We just want an excuse to watch more movies and learn more while doing so. Through this process, we will get to revisit movies we love, discover gems we have never seen and finally watch classics that we haven’t gotten to yet. So, come grab a snack with us, sit on down and join in on The Flick Files! Also, beware. There is a SPOILER ALERT in effect at all times! Be sure to press that follow button so you can keep up with the conversation. Enjoy the show you filthy animals!
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Let's talk about one of the best monster (war) flicks out there. It's weird. It's creepy. It's sad. It's also kinda sweet.
Movie Details:
Origin: Spain, Mexico
Release date: January 19, 2007 (U.S.)
Run time: 1 Hr 58 Min
Director: Guillermo Del Toro (Shape of Water, Pinocchio)
Written by: Guillermo Del Toro
Producer: Belen Atienza and Guillermo Del Toro (among others)
Music by: Javier Navarrete (Wrath of the Titans)
Cinematographer: Guillermo Navarro (Pacific Rim, I am Number Four)
Editing: Bernat Vilaplana (Society of the Snow, A Monster Calls, The Impossible)
Actors: Ivana Baquero as Ofelia, Ariadna Gil as Carmen, Sergi Lopez as Vidal, Maribel Verdu as Mercedes and Doug Jones as Fauno / Pale Man
Genre: Coming-of-age, Fantasy (dark), Period drama, War
Rating and why: R for language and violence
Film location: Many areas of Spain
Budget: 19M
Box office: 83.9M worldwide, 569K opening weekend (US & Canada), 37.6M gross (US & Canada)
Awards: Oscar Winner: Writing (Original Screenplay), Cinematography, Art Direction & Makeup. Oscar Nominee: Original Score & Foreign Language Film of the Year.
Timeframe: 1944 WWII and Post Spanish Civil War
Setting: Spain mountains/forests
Synopsis: Lost Princess must find her way back to her magical kingdom…
Tagline: What happens when make-believe believes it’s real?
Watch on: Tubi and Rent on Prime Video
IMDb - 8.2 (711K) #146
Letterboxd - 4.2 (54K)
Rotten Tomatoes - 95% critic (244), 91% audience (250K+)
Metacritic metascore - 98 (37 critics) ”Must-See”, 8.7 (1,700 users)
Critic consensus (RT) - Pan's Labyrinth is Alice in Wonderland for grown-ups, with horrors of both reality and fantasy blended together into an extraordinary, spellbinding fable
Our Ratings:
Dylan - 4.2/5
Jesse - 3.8/5
Dawson - 3.3/5