In the film’s pre-credits curtain raiser, Mongrel establishes its grimy and unnerving mood with a disorientating point-of-view shot accompanied by heavy breathing that is somehow part human and part bestial – and in turn, this becomes a perfect summary of ...
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In the annals of distinct and memorable werewolf movies, the creature itself must be the essential element that classifies the film as something to remember. For every classic like The Howling with its vivid man-to-werewolf transformation, there are (in that ...
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Jonas Alexander Arnby’s first feature, When Animals Dream (2014), is a self-proclaimed fable about a young woman discovering both her burgeoning sexuality and the inconvenient fact that she’s a werewolf. Having debuted in Critic’s Week at Cannes, it’s one of ...
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Every once in awhile a film is released that is so unique, so powerful that it makes its mark on the film world; Ginger Snaps is one of those movies. Produced, shot, and edited in 14 weeks, for a budget ...
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