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Werewolf by Night

Werewolf by Night

2022

Michael Giacchino

Gael García Bernal, Laura Donnelly, Harriet Sansom Harris, Jaycob Maya ...

6.1

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Horror. Fantasy. Action Jack Russell is a descendant of the mystically-altered offshoot of humans known as Lycanthropes. During the night of the full moon and the two nights surrounding it he is forced to mutate into a werewolf, a large, powerful form which is a hybrid of human and wolf, and loses his human intellect. Through a series of events, he is also capable of mutating voluntarily outside of the full moon, at which time he remains in control.

	Media	Author	Review
		Chris Evangelista SlashFilm	"A quick, violent, funny monster movie homage, and it's perfect for Halloween"
		Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"The retro stylings and a pair of endearing leads successfully distract, at least for a while, from some of the more conventional MCU traits that prevent it from venturing too far into horror territory."
		Marisa Mirabal IndieWire	"A fun, creepy story for the whole family (...) In a world full of flashy superheroes, Giacchino shows audiences that sometimes it’s ok to be a monster instead."
		Brad Gullickson Film School Rejects	"Imagine a trailer ripped from Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s Grindhouse anthology film and extended into a feature or an hour-long Halloween special (...) You can sense Giacchino’s glee in each frame"
		Helen O'Hara Empire	"Not quite as toothsome as one might hope, but no howler either, this is a thin, fun Marvel outing that hints at bigger monster business to come (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Maggie Boccella Collider	"Michael Giacchino takes Marvel towards genre filmmaking in a way no director has before"
		Jordan Moreau Variety	"It’s the creepiest and bloodiest Marvel project by far, and clocking in at a lean 53 minutes long, it’s a perfect, snack-sized Halloween treat"
		Robbie Collin Telegraph	"A colourless Werewolf with the weakest of bites (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		David Fear Rolling Stone	"It's a scary (and fun) one-off that brings Marvel's horror-comics legacy into its never-ending cinematic universe"
		Rodrigo Perez The Playlist	"[It] is entertaining at best, forgettable and disposable at worst"
		Ryan Leston IGN	"It faithfully evokes the kind of classic horror that we haven’t seen in decades (...) Gael Garcia Bernal is excellent as Jack, and the dynamic between him and Laura Donnelly warrants further screentime"
		Alex Maidy JoBlo	"I expect that we will see a lot more Marvel Studios special presentations in the future and I hope they are able to be as playful and fun as 'Werewolf By Night'"
		Joshua Rivera Polygon	"Unlike a lot of Marvel affairs, it’s not entirely self-referential, interested only in its own lore. For once, it’s a project that points outward: to Hollywood’s horror history and to Universal’s monster canon"
		Brian Lowry CNN	"An homage to the Universal monster movies of the 1930s and ’40s. Told with wry humor (...) it’s a bit too gory and scary for younger kids but a gift to fans"
		Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"It’s a perfectly pleasant diversion that never transforms into its full potential (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror	"The entire movie is the most gorgeous homage to classic monster movies (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"At only 52 minutes and decidedly light on plot and supporting characters, it’s a slight but fairly amusing thing, elevated above being a mere exercise in style by the lead performances from Gael Garcia Bernal and Laura Donnelly"
		Jonathon Wilson Ready Steady Cut	"[It] offers some fun throwback thrills in a quiet corner of the MCU, but the restraint in its story, characters, and action means the whole thing feels a little toothless (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Shannon Connellan Mashable	"Whatever happens next, 'Werewolf By Night' is one hell of a way to spend an academically spooky hour, the perfect Halloween watch, and a breath of fresh crypt air for the MCU"

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