The film follows Blake Lovell (Christopher Abbott), a family man who travels to his childhood home located in the remote wilderness of Oregon. After his father, Grady (Sam Jaeger), is officially pronounced dead after disappearing in the forest years ago,

Leigh Whannell's new "Wolf Man" film stars Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner, and it's filled with twists and turns.

A werewolf can be killed by a silver bullet — or a bad review. For Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man, the Upgrade filmmaker’s followup to his 2020 reboot of The Invisible Man, it seems to be the latter. The critic reviews for the Blumhouse-produced remake of 1941’s classic Universal Monsters movie The Wolf Man are calling

Oregon, it can safely be said, features some of North America’s most scenic landscapes. In the tense, hard-edged horror film “Wolf Man” (Universal), however, the Beaver State’s natural beauty is contrasted with occult ugliness in a manner that only the sturdiest fans of the genre may find palatable.

Film Review, a movie directed by Leigh Whannell, written by Corbett Tuck and Leigh Whannell and starring Julia Garner

Directed by Leigh Whannell. Starring Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Matilda Firth, Sam Jaeger, Ben Prendergast, Benedict Hardie, Zac Chandler, Beatriz Romilly, and Milo Cawthorne. SYNOPSIS: A family at a remote farmhouse is attacked by an unseen animal,

Wolf Man 2.5 out of 5 Stars Director: Leigh Whannell Writers: Leigh Whannell, Corbett Tuck, Lauren Schuker Blum, Rebecca Angelo Starring: Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Matilda Firth, Sam Jaeger Rated: R for bloody violent content, grisly images and some language.

"Wolf Man" writer-director Leigh Whannell told UPI he wanted his modern re-imagining of the classic Universal Pictures monster to be simultaneously familiar and distinct.

The director of 'The Invisible Man' creates another effective modern take on one of the iconic Universal Monsters

Wolf Man” stands out from the standard horror offering. It actually gives one something to think about and appreciate.

“Wolf Man” then jumps ahead 30 years, to adult Blake (Christopher Abbott) out in a busy San Francisco enjoying daddy-daughter time with young Ginger (Matilda Firth). Like his father, he is very protective of his child, scolding her for not getting down from a construction structure she walks atop the moment he tells her to do so.

Leigh Whannell’s “Wolf Man” features striking practical effects and sound design but falters with overused tropes and a lackluster plot.