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Who’s in it: Sergi Lopez, Ivana Baquero, Adriana Gil, Doug Jones
What it’s about: In 1944 Spain, 12-year-old Ofelia (Baquero, left) tries to deal with her mean stepfather Capt. Vidal (Lopez) by escaping to a fantasy world where she meets an untrustworthy faun (Jones), who gives her three tasks to complete.
Worth watching? (star)(star)(star)(star)
“[Director Guillermo] del Toro introduces a host of creatures and situations straight from fairy tales and children’s literature, all of which are filtered through his own keen sense of magic and horror. … It’s dark poetry set to startling images, a one-of-a-kind nightmare that has a soaring, spiritual center. It’s not to be missed.”