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Guillermo del Toro’s <em>Frankenstein </em>is a new reimagining of Mary Shelly’s classic gothic horror tale about a misunderstood monster who’s abandoned by his creator and shunned by society. Oscar Isaac is the narcissistic doctor Victor Frankenstein, and Jacob Elordi has a gargantuan yet humanizing turn as The Creature. Now streaming on Netflix, <em>Frankenstein </em>is dark, epic, and preoccupied with the existential dread of life and death.<br/><br/><br><a href="https://letterboxd.com/nprpopculture/"target="_blank" >Follow Pop Culture Happy Hour on Letterboxd at letterboxd.com/nprpopculture</a><br/><br/>Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>