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WOLF MAN

Starring: Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Matilda Firth, and Sam Jaeger
Director: Leigh Whannell

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NICK

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With Wolf Man, director Leigh Whannell tries his hand at another classic monster, but he isn’t able to achieve the depth he did with The Invisible Man. It’s not that he doesn’t try to inject new ideas – there’s something particularly interesting he does in regards to a character's POV – but everything feels a little underbaked, like you’re watching a first draft over a completed product. Where I will give props is to the make-up department, who makes the most of what is (nowadays) a small budget. Unfortunately, looks aren’t everything.

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ADRIANO

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After writer/director Leigh Whannell's last film, The Invisible Man, I was excited to see what he would do with Wolf Man. Sadly, for the majority of the movie, I found myself longing for the film’s very apparent lost potential, especially with some of its interesting creative decisions. However, the movie is so rushed and cheap with its horror, that I felt none of its emotional tension when it tried to dig into generational trauma. Truthfully, it kinda feels like an hour was missing from this. Wolf Man is simply the one thing a horror movie should never be: dull.

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KATIE

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As a fan of Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man and his work on successful horror franchises, Wolf Man was one of my most anticipated films of 2025, especially since Whannell commented that he was inspired by his favourite 80s body horror classics. However, the film lacked the gore and scares that I was promised. On the bright side, Christopher Abbott’s performance is great, and the transformation scenes are decent, but the patriarchal trauma, slash toxic masculinity angle lacked depth, and the reactions of his family to his metamorphosis were oddly unflustered. Despite some interesting visuals and practical effects, Wolf Man lacks any real bite.

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PAIGE

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Although Wolf Man delivers on gnarly body horror and terrifying imagery, the movie lacks the originality to differentiate itself from other werewolf tales. Director Leigh Whannell's previous “monster” movie, The Invisible Man, was a success because it took a fresh approach to the subject and reinvented it. This time around, he tends to take a more direct approach that isn't groundbreaking for the genre, which was a little disappointing. Overall, the film's ideas and plot seemed half-baked. Don't get me wrong, the distortion scenes were fascinating to witness, the practical makeup was stunning, and Christopher Abbott’s performance is great, but I needed more for this film to stand out from the pack.

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