🍿 Werewolf by Night, 2022 - ★★★★

Light 4 / heavy 3.5 maybe. 🤷‍♂️ Fun and well directed! Always appreciate superhero fight scenes that are actually thought out.

There’s a particular shot in this of Harriet Sansom Harris towards the beginning that’s just immaculately lit. Combined with the grainy b&w effect, it just nails the look. I just wish it continued that look throughout. This is an homage to classic horror, but it only really emulates classic horror in very specific moments (the dolly in on Laura Donnelly being another). It really does skew more Marvel than Universal in its DNA.

But it’s still fun! A nice short lil spooky story. Also love love love the trope of the good guy being pals with a misunderstood monster. Just always hits right. 😌

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David Schlaepfer @davids