Browsing: Lycanthrope

WOLFKIN *** Luxembourg / Belgium 2022 Dir: Jacques Molitor. 90 mins This offbeat riff on lycanthropic opens potently with a fairly explicit sex scene, full-frontal nudity and a key character walking off in a distressed state. Subsequently, in Brussels, single mother Elaine (the excellent Louise Manteau) is under pressure at…

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DOG SOLDIERS **** UK / Luxembourg 2002 Dir: Neil Marshall. 105 mins Neil Marshall’s feature directorial debut was refreshing in the early 2000s (along with a tiny few other modestly budgeted genre films like GINGER SNAPS) for its enthusiastic use of old-school werewolves and make-up effects at a time when…

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ATTENTION! A brand-new restoration of Neil Marshall’s wickedly wild werewolf feature Dog Soldiers marches on to Limited Edition 4K UHD/Blu-ray as well as Standard Edition 4K UHD and Blu-ray single releases courtesy of Second Sight Films this Summer. This humorous gorefest and bonafide cult classic now gets a must-have collector’s edition.   ‘Unflinchingly brutal…

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BLOODTHIRSTY *** Canada 2020 Dir: Amelia Moses. 84 mins Singer songwriter and co-screenwriter Lowell was inspired by her own (presumably non-lycanthropic) experiences to write this Alberta-shot character-driven horror picture for BLEED WITH ME director Amelia Moses. A vegan since childhood, singer-songwriter Grey (Lauren Beatty) is struggling for inspiration as she…

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