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Five Favorite Fictional Feline Sleuths

By Diane A.S. Stuckart

November 8, 2018

My informal research has led me to the theory that Crazy Cat Ladies ™ invariably start out as crazy cat kids. I know I did. Any number of my childhood photos show me carrying, petting, or otherwise engaging with a feline of some sort. The corollary to the CCL theory is that one’s leisure pursuits…

Vivisect the Director: Guillermo del Toro and Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

By Angie Barry

May 13, 2014

While flashy comic book adaptations established Guillermo del Toro as a bankable director in Hollywood, it was his sixth film—and third Spanish-language outing—that brought him the full critical success he deserved. Pan’s Labyrinth is not only a great achievement in fantasy film-making, it’s also the film that finally gave de Toro the clout he needed…