***ANNOUNCEMENT*** Coming soon from @Criterion: #Frankenstein (2025) #KPopDemonHunters (2025)! Thanks to @Variety for the information! variety.com/2026/film/news… Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” and “KPop Demon Hunters” have been added to the Criterion Collection. The two Netflix releases are among the most acclaimed and most streamed films of 2025 and are in the thick of the Oscar race. “Frankenstein” was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including best picture and supporting actor for Jacob Elordi, who plays the creature. Del Toro has labored for decades to bring his sumptuous reimagining of Mary Shelley’s classic tale to the screen, mounting and then being forced to abandon the production at several points in his career. He finally gets his wish with a film that is visually bold, offering soaring sets and lush cinematography. Like so many del Toro films, the monster in this story is less savage and more sympathetic than the human characters. Oscar Isaac, Christoph Waltz and Mia Goth co-star in “Frankenstein.” “KPop Demon Hunters” was a viral smash when it was released on Netflix last summer, eventually becoming the most popular film ever on the streaming service. It is directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans and won the Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Awards for best animated motion picture and song for “Golden.” The hit number was also the first K-Pop song ever to win a Grammy, and “KPop Demon Hunters” is nominated for best animated feature and original song at the upcoming Academy Awards. The Criterion Collection publishes classic and contemporary films from around the world in editions that offer the highest technical quality, as well as supplemental materials including interviews and behind-the-scenes looks. Previous Netflix films that are part of the collection include Alfonso Cuarón’s “Roma,” Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman”, Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog,” Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story” and “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.” Criterion also recently announced that it was adding other awards season favorites from 2025, including Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value,” Jafar Panahi’s “It Was Just an Accident” and Kleber Mendonça Filho’s “The Secret Agent,” to its roster. #BluRay #PhysicalMedia #BluRays #BoutiqueBluRay #CultMovies #DiscConnected #Criterion #CriterionCollection #Netflix #GuillermoDelToro #Anime #JacobElordi
