Nov. 17, 2025

Ep 282: Frankensweetie (w/Philip Faiss, host of Netflix & Phil)

Ep 282: Frankensweetie (w/Philip Faiss, host of Netflix & Phil)

It’s a tale as old as time… well, as old as 1818 at least, since that’s when Mary Shelley’s novel was first published. And after multiple film adaptations, Guillermo del Toro is now putting his stamp on this classic monster story. Tune in as we’re joined by Philip Faiss, host of Netflix & Phil, to break down Netflix’s “Frankenstein” — from the many different layers behind this narrative, to the ways del Toro changed the source material, and of course, how Jacob Elordi can be sexy even as The Creature.

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