Wolf Man

Following Leigh Whannell’s reimagining of The Invisible Man, he returns for Wolf Man. Originally intended to be part of Universal Pictures Dark Universe, which was scrapped after Tom Cruise’s The Mummy failed to meet expectations at the box office, reinterpretations of Universal monster movies are still planned, but as individual stories on a much smaller scale. In Wolf Man, we’re introduced to...

Well give him his due, Leigh Whannell made sure his name appears on screen often enough, but sadly what's he striven to churn out here is nothing remotely innovative. It's all about "Blake" (Christopher Abbott) who's been estranged from his rather militaristic dad for as long as he's been an adult. He lives, albeit increasingly distantly, with his wife "Charlotte" (Julia Garner) and daughter "Ging...

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://movieswetextedabout.com/wolf-man-review-a-hollow-howl-in-the-dark/ "Wolf Man turns out to be a missed opportunity for Leigh Whannell, who fails to replicate the technical and narrative success of The Invisible Man. While it features solid performances, particularly from Julia Garner, and some technically impressive moments, the movie suffers from a shocking...

**_More man than wolf in the Oregon wilderness_** A couple living in San Francisco (Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner) with their little daughter inherit a farmhouse in remote central Oregon. They decide to go there to reconnect as a family, but it turns out that the local talk of a mysterious animalistic humanoid lurking in the forest is real. “Wolf Man” (2025) is Universal’s attempt to ...

55/100 A man goes to his childhood home in the wilderness and encounters the local wildlife. Big fan of Whannell (writer/director) but he relied on too many horror cliches: wrecking a car while looking away, dragging his family to the wilderness to bring them together, etc. Chris Abbott & Matilda Firth were great but Julia Garner's stone-faced expression rarely changed. Great transformation to ...