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Hellboy: The Crooked Man is tame compared to earlier entries

Jun 10, 2025

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coolpapae

in 3 Stars, Fantasy, Horror, Movie Reviews

Hellboy: The Crooked Man – 2024Director Brian TaylorScreenplay Christopher Golden, Mike Mignola, Brian TaylorStarring Jack Kesey, Jefferson White, Adeline Rudolph, Martin Bassindale, Joseph Marcell, Leah McNamara, Hannah Margetson The Hellboy franchise has bounced around plenty since Guillermo Del Toro first had the reigns 2004. The protagonist went from an unforgettable (Perlman) to memorable (Harbor) to…
Hellboy Film Chronology 2004-2019

Apr 11, 2019

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coolpapae

in 3.5 Stars, 4 Stars, Action, CPE, CPE and Em, Horror, Movie Reviews

Harbour is actually really good as Hellboy. He makes the character within the lines that Perlman draws, but he also makes it very much his own. There is much more nuance with fewer annoying characters to bounce off of in this rendition. He’s at least on par with his incredible predecessor.