I drew the short straw; nobody at In The Mood wanted to write about Frankenstein.

That likely tells you everything you need to know about this Oscar hopeful. After all, what film critic worth their salt could resist the layup of an easy pan? But there’s nothing satisfying about dunking on noted Hitchcock enthusiast and Toronto’s unofficial great uncle Guillermo del Toro who, for my money, has not made a palatable film since 2008’s Hellboy II. Though his passion for…