With “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” we are warned right from the title that this is no merry, bright-colored fairy tale of a boy made from wood. The filmmaker behind “Pan’s Labyrinth,” “Crimson ...

'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio' has a lot of style and heart, but wobbles on its path. Credit: Netflix How do we treat a miracle? This is the question that protrudes from the wooden heart of ...

Guillermo del Toro’s new Pinocchio is a haunting and beautiful instant classic that will leave you thinking about your mortality. Guillermo del Toro’s new Pinocchio is a haunting and beautiful instant ...

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Let’s face it, “Pinocchio” has always been an odd choice for a children’s morality tale. Of course, lying is wrong. But that’s not the only message the story sends. Even the classic 1940 Disney ...

SAN ANTONIO — We might have wondered, once upon a time, what Guillermo del Toro’s foray into younger-leaning storytelling would look like. Given his fascinations with the dark, decadent and darkly ...

As a founding document of modern Italian literature, children’s literature and the Disney animation catalog, “Pinocchio” must have presented an irresistible challenge to an iconoclast like Guillermo ...