Wolf Man (Mini-Review)

Wolf Man is a reimagining of the 1941 film. Blake is raised by his strict father and ends up encountering a strange entity in the forest. As an adult he has cut off all ties with his father and now has a family of his own. When he gets the news that his father has been declared dead, he decides to take his family out to his childhood home. But when they're attacked by the same strange creature he saw as a youth, Blake's family finds themselves fighting for their lives. The Wolf Man was released in 2025. It was directed by Leigh Whannell. It stars Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, and Sam Jaeger.

There are no mid or post credits scenes.

The werewolf in this movie was made to remind people of real life diseases. Leigh Whannell wanted to remind people of how terrible diseases can twist and turn someone into an entirely new person. He wanted to showcase that horror to audiences. While that message is carried out loud and clear in the movie, it also means that the werewolf doesn't have a lot of fur. It doesn't have any fur in fact. I loved the body horror but...he deserved at least a patch of fur.

This movie deals with the very real horror of generational trauma. Once you pick up on that then the twist about the werewolf that infected Blake is a forgone conclusion. But at least the movie didn't throw out a nonsensical twist and stuck with an ending that rewards attentive audience members.

I liked the slow buildup of Blake's transformation. While it would've been awesome to have some big action set pieces of Blake as a werewolf, I liked the emotional trauma. It was horrifying when I saw him try to hold onto his crumbling humanity. I knew he wouldn't win but I kept hoping all the same.

I would recommend Wolf Man to those looking for a unique take on a werewolf story. I would also highly recommend Wolf Man for those wanting a tense horror movie.