Blumhouse is back with what seems like an annual horror movie release with Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man, a reboot of 1941’s The Wolf Man, the first film to feature the classic Universal movie monster. While January is sometimes seen as a dumping ground for lackluster horror movies, the lift of the review embargo on Wolf Man indicates that Blumhouse isn’t repeating the massive issues of their last early release, Night Swim. In fact, Whannell’s take is an ambitious enough addition to the new generation of Universal monster movies the company has been making that began with 2020’s The Invisible Man, but its characterizations are lacking compared to its predecessor.
The review embargo for ‘Wolf Man’ was recently lifted, and so far critics are divided on Leigh Whannell’s take on a monster movie classic. Read More