The themes within “Wolf Man” are far blunter than “Invisible Man,” but it will be interesting to see if Whannell continues to use Universal’s monsters to tell another story of feminine trauma and resilience to create a trilogy of terror.

"Wolf Man" has moments of suspense and psychological tension but leans too heavily on jump scares and a weak story, says film critic Peter Travers.

"Wolf Man," starring Juila Garner and Christopher Abbott tries a new spin on the classic werewolf movie. Lee Whannell co-wrote and directed the film.

Wolf Man”—a reboot of Universal Studios’ classic movie monster—is new in theaters this weekend. Find out where you can stream its classic werewolf predecessors. theaters this weekend.

No Larry Talbot, and no cool old gypsy woman talking about when the Wolf Bane blooms, but it’s still “Wolf Man.” Christopher Abbott gets his Lon Chaney, Jr. on as a man who relocates his family to a farm he inherits.

He followed the Universal Monsters’ now-classic takes on Dracula, Frankenstein, the Bride of Frankenstein, and the Invisible Man into theaters, but Lon Chaney Jr. makes an indelible impression as Larry Talbot, a fish out of water in his ancestral Wales home even before his fateful encounter with a very particular kind of wolf.

Wolf Man is the next instalment in arguably the oldest franchise in cinema history. Universal Monsters, which evolved through the silent era, feature

Leigh Whannell's new horror movie Wolf Man offers an update to traditional, well-established Hollywood werewolf mythology.

"Wolf Man" is prowling on the big screen this weekend. Are there any end- or post-credits scenes that suggest the monster’s reign of terror will continue?.

A ccording to an old parable, we all hold two wolves within. We must feed the good wolf in order to build its strength. Then there’s the werewolf. It lives within as well. And when he comes out to play, bringing humanity’s suppressed animalism to the surface, you can bet there’s a bad moon rising.

“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.

Even the most famous cinematic werewolf, the titular Wolf Man introduced by Universal Pictures in 1941, has struggled to stand out. Watching these movies back-to-back forces you to confront a reality that goes beyond the vampire-vs.