A lot has changed since 2001, but Guillermo del Toro’s love for telling stories about monsters has persisted.

THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE (or EL ESPINAZO DEL DIABLO in its native tongue) is, put most simply, a ghost story. We find ourselves in an orphanage strained by the realities of the Spanish Civil War, which is in its waning days but about to be won by fascists. Fuuuuuuuun!!!

Following the movie talk we dive briefly into the history of Mexican cinema before, as always, closing with a discussion about the movie’s lasting impact in our, “Does it matter?” segment.

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