About this episode
The episode discusses Leigh Whannell's reinvention of the Wolf Man, highlighting its strengths and weaknesses.
In this episode, “The Invisible Dan” and “Monster Mike” come howling back for one last episode to close out Season 2 of The Monsters That Made Us! Join them as they dig into Leigh Whannell’s reinvention of the Wolf Man, along with all the new mythology and the slam dunk performance from Christopher Abbott (possibly the greatest Wolf Man performance ever?), as well as some its flaws, not limited to the half-baked script, the clunky cast chemistry, the wholesale omission of just about all traditional werewolf lore, and the heavy themes, at times, getting in the way of an otherwise solid practical effects-driven creature feature. If you enjoy this episode, and want to support the show, check out our Patreon!
People in this episode
Hosts: Dan Colón, Mike Manzi
Topics covered
- Wolf Man
- film analysis
- mythology
- practical effects
- werewolf lore
- season finale
Keywords
- Wolf Man
- Leigh Whannell
- Christopher Abbott
- werewolf
- film critique
- practical effects
- mythology
- season finale
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