Nouvelle Vague remains a superbly-made treat for cinephiles, Francophiles, and up-and-coming movie makers needing reassurance that breaking rules can succeed—at least under the right circumstances.

Galapagos: The Far Side of the World - YouTube On screen, strange sights struck a fictional doctor in Master and Commander when he reached the Far Side of the World  and viewed Galapagos with it’s array of oddball creatures. The doctor predates Charles Darwin who in reality made that same stop a few years later and reached conclusions of Biblical proportions as covered in the movie Creation . The following decades brought other travelers whose adventures hit the screen, incl

Its social themes give the film a self-aware respectability, though del Toro happily slides into the kind of grand guignol events that spin Frankenstein into the horror category.

An absorbing story that blends epic action with serious thoughts about changing a society where racism, sexism, and classism play such big roles.