The film earns a score of 55 out of 100. A person returns to the wilderness area where they spent their childhood and runs into the animals living there. While I like Whannell’s work as writer and director, he seemed to depend on familiar horror tropes—like damaging a vehicle without paying attention or taking relatives to a remote location hoping it will strengthen their bonds. Chris Abbott and Matilda Firth both…

A couple—Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner—and their young daughter leave San Francisco to take possession of a farmhouse deep within central Oregon, hoping to strengthen their family bonds. However, they discover that local rumors about an unusual creature, something like a man with animalistic qualities, are indeed true. “Wolf Man” (2025) represents Universal’s effort to revive their well-known 1941 monster mo…

The new Wolf Man didn’t live up to what it could have been, representing a setback for Leigh Whannell after the achievements of The Invisible Man. It has good acting, especially from Julia Garner, and there are some well-executed technical aspects, but the story itself is surprisingly shallow, lacking any real emotional resonance, and excessively dark at times. The film comes across as disconnected and empty, unab…

It’s true that Leigh Whannell ensured his name appeared frequently throughout the credits, but unfortunately, what he’s attempted here lacks any real originality. The film centers on "Blake" (Christopher Abbott), who has been distanced from his rather regimented father for as long as he can remember. He lives with his wife, "Charlotte" (Julia Garner), and daughter, "Ginger" (Matilda Firth), in a city setting, though …

Leigh Whannell's latest project, Wolf Man, continues his reimagining of classic Universal monster stories, a series that began with The Invisible Man. These reinterpretations are now being developed as standalone narratives on a smaller scale, after earlier plans for a shared "Dark Universe" franchise—which included Tom Cruise’s The Mummy—didn’t achieve the hoped-for success. The story begins by introducing us to …