Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 25, 2022
User Score
6.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 60 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 60
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 60
  3. Negative: 8 out of 60

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  1. Rincemac
    Nov 3, 2022
    6
    Kind of sad to see once the Name "Guillermo del Toro" is attached to just about anything - it might even be day-old bread that needs to be sold - people are interested. That's how "Hollywood" and its extended online arm the likes of Netflix works I guess.

    I am a much bigger fan of Bobcat Goldthwait's shot at Anthology in the form of "Misfits & Monsters" - that did not get enough    Kind of sad to see once the Name "Guillermo del Toro" is attached to just about anything - it might even be day-old bread that needs to be sold - people are interested. That's how "Hollywood" and its extended online arm the likes of Netflix works I guess.

    I am a much bigger fan of Bobcat Goldthwait's shot at Anthology in the form of "Misfits & Monsters" - that did not get enough attention since of course the name doesn't ring as much as a bell as GDT's. And of course, if you tell someone "I liked that strange long haired noise guy from Police Academy's rise as a director, he really found his voice in this Horror Anthology" you'd get strange looks best case, admitted to the loony bin worst case. No, really watch "Misfits & Monsters" - you'll like its offerings way more than this if you love Satire, dark humor and good writing.

    That said, the "Cabinet of Curiosities" is an "OK to good" scare anthology with a mixed bag of stories, as these things go. All marketed to perfection and with great visuals and f/x, narrated by the aforementioned interest-generating Grandmaster, but directed by others mainly.

    Lot 36 starts strong and there are some good episodes following - it'll entertain the masses and do it's thing.

    I'd prefer if NF was getting a bit more gutsy since they're bleeding subscriptions left and right instead of trying to be Hollywood Online by attaching "big names" to things.

    Stranger Things wouldn't have existed if it was "Guillermo del Toros - Stuff that is weird and might sound a tad bit odd to the general audiences its targeted at" (or somesuch thing).    … Expand
  2. muldjord
    Oct 30, 2022
    6
    Plenty of creepy horror, great effects and interesting characters. But, it lacks depth, particularly when it comes to the stories. Little to nothing is elaborated upon beyond some abstract one-liner explanations that often make no sense and border on being kind of ridiculous.

    So, while watching these I often started out by getting dragged into the universe being painted by each episode.    Plenty of creepy horror, great effects and interesting characters. But, it lacks depth, particularly when it comes to the stories. Little to nothing is elaborated upon beyond some abstract one-liner explanations that often make no sense and border on being kind of ridiculous.

    So, while watching these I often started out by getting dragged into the universe being painted by each episode. And all kinds of questions started forming in my head. And I would get excited to see how they would explain everything. But after a few episodes it became very clear that there simply were no explanations. They just end abruptly with some weird cliffhanger'esque fade-to-black endings. Quite disappointing.

    But, they are well-made and well-acted. So I would still recommend watching the first 4-5 episodes just for the atmosphere and characters alone.    … Expand
  3. K9-BC
    Nov 2, 2022
    6
    En mi opinión los mejores son el 3 y el 5, del resto, no… aburridos, ideas trilladas, clichés del género, hay varios que son pésimos y con tramas absurdas
  4. RTM
    Nov 18, 2022
    4
    stylish, over the top Del Toro stuff. stories were ok enough. but some of the acting was so bad, it was actually distracting. kind of couldn’t wait for it to be over.
  5. JeBjBo
    Dec 27, 2022
    6
    I liked maybe two out of eight episodes, three were mostly okay but a bit boring, and three were absolutely awful. Mostly, this was an interesting concept. Also, I was quite bored for most of the time..

Awards & Rankings

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#35 Most Discussed TV Season of 2022

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Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Adam Nayman
    Nov 9, 2022
    50
    As vanity projects go, his series is considerably less imperious than Hitchcock’s, but it also feels far less likely to make a mark in the long run, or even in its own accelerated, pop-cultural moment.
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  2. Under The Radar
    Reviewed by: Michael James Hall
    Oct 31, 2022
    65
    With contributions from horror luminaries such as Ana Lily Armipour (A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night), the visionary Panos Cosmatos (Mandy) and Jennifer Kent (The Babadook), and stars like Dan Stevens and F. Murray Abraham, there’s a good deal of hope that the series might transcend its conventional presentation and predictability to offer something a little more substantial.
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  3. Collider
    Reviewed by: Therese Lacson
    Oct 26, 2022
    83
    All in all, Cabinet of Curiosities works because it's just that: A grab bag of different stories, linked together tenuously by del Toro. We never linger too long in one place, and horror benefits from the shadows that it can hide in.
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