GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO

Dec. 9 on Netflix

The whimsical stop-motion animated film follows the adventures of a disobedient wooden marionette turned real boy, Pinocchio.

Behind the Scenes The second Pinocchio film this year is the work of innovative Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water, Pan’s Labyrinth),

known for drawing out the darkness hiding beneath the light. Ewan McGregor, Cate Blanchett, Christoph Waltz and John Turturro all lend their voices.

Why It’s Golden “Del Toro has always been a filmmaker who brings fantasy to life with a human touch,” Gleiberman says. FAMILY BONUS Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol gets the musical treatment— courtesy of Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell!—in Spirited (Nov. 18 on Apple TV+).