It's Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent Podcast

Phil Gonzales and Willow Piotrowski

This is a podcast where a dad (Phil) and his adult child (Willow) talk about films and books and sometimes Guillermo del Toro.

  1. 10/24/2025

    It’s Del Toro Time! – Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein!” (2025)

    Willow and I FINALLY managed to get together to record an episode! Because we’re OBLIGATED TO for this PODCAST we OSTENSIBLY do. It’s Guillermo del Toro’s first and dozenth iteration of “Frankenstein!”

  2. 03/24/2025

    The Ecstasy of Influence – A. I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

    It’s Del Toro Time returns with a deep dive into Steven Spielberg’s haunting 2001 sci-fi fairy tale, A.I. Artificial Intelligence. Originally developed by Stanley Kubrick and completed by Spielberg, this movie mashes up Pinocchio, Frankenstein, and a whole lot of emotional trauma—plus teddy bears and Jude Law as a robot gigolo. What more could you … Continue reading "The Ecstasy of Influence – A. I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)"

  3. The Ecstasy of Influence – The Prince of Egypt (1997)

    11/19/2024

    The Ecstasy of Influence – The Prince of Egypt (1997)

    What do you get when three of the most powerful men in Hollywood decide to produce an animated film about the life of Moses? You get “The Prince of Egypt!”

  4. 11/08/2024

    Ecstasy of Influence – Perfect Blue (1997)

    It’s anime! It’s a thriller! It’s bizarre! It’s awesome! It’s Satoshi Kon’s “Perfect Blue” on The Ecstasy of Influence on It’s Del Toro Time!

  5. Ecstasy of Influence – L’Arcano Incantatore (Arcane Sorcerer) 1996

    10/23/2024

    Ecstasy of Influence – L’Arcano Incantatore (Arcane Sorcerer) 1996

    Finally! The movie people have been DEMANDING! Oops, I mean, finally the movie no one has ever seen. Yes, this is the video that will most likely go the most unwatched! It’s Pupi Avati’s “L’Arcano Incantatore” and it’s really good!

  6. 10/07/2024

    Ecstasy of Influence – Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

    Who is the biggest GO-BO-LIN of them all?! The Monster! The Creation! The FRANKENSTEIN! Yes, it’s out BAZILLIONTH version of Frankenstein and we’d like to remind everyone that THE MONSTER IS NOT VERY NICE! It’s “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” y’all on the Ecstasy of Influence!

  7. 09/09/2024

    Ecstasy of Influence – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

    We’re back with “Tim Burton’s Henry Selick’s Everyone Else’s The Nightmare Before Christmas!” We’ve seen it a billion times! Spooky!

  8. 08/25/2024

    Ecstasy of Influence – The Age of Innocence (1992)

    In 1992, Martin Scorsese directed a movie that is either his magnum opus, or a load of HOGWASH. It’s “The Age of Innocence” and we really get into it!

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