The Leigh Whannell-directed film stars Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner. It's a good omen for the new movie year when a fresh take on the werewolf myth comes with expectations of making a killing.

“Wolf Man” then jumps ahead 30 years ... growls and howls but little more into which hungry moviegoers can sink their teeth.

Julia Garner won three Emmys for her work in “Ozark.” Now, in “Wolf Man,” she plays a woman in peril. What happened?

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changing. Based on the 1941 monster movie, Whannell's Wolf Man goes further than your typical creature feature — there's a mournful pathos to Blake's transformation into the fabled werewolf.

“Wolf Man” then jumps ahead 30 years ... growls and howls but little more into which hungry moviegoers can sink their teeth.

In "Wolf Man," Sioux City Journal entertainment reporter ... They pack everything into a truck and head out to a home they have no clue how to find. When they get in some mysterious wooded area ...

Whannell’s approach to storytelling remains as compelling as ever, weaving subtext into the fabric of his horror narrative. While Wolf Man occasionally ... the reliance on jump scares in certain ...