THB #653: Wolf Man

Every great movie is a miracle.

And Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man might make you think that God is dead.

“Left out of the Snow White film, Wolfie rages… ‘What are you, Snow Blonde?’”

What made this surprising was that Whannell, an actor in the Insidious series turned 4th-time feature director, had done something so unexpected and wonderful with The Invisible Man in 2020.

Jason Blum’s run as a producer is an ongoing legend, which started with Paranormal Activities and continues with the Insidious and The Purge franchises. He hit a new peak in 2016 and 2017 with the resurrection of M. Night Shyamalan as a budget-conscious money-maker on Split (then, Glass) and the presentation of Jordan Peele as a directing cash machine on Get Out.

In 2018, Blumhouse brought David Gordon Green back into the studio world with his “40 years later” take on Halloween. US matched Get Out in 2019. The in 2020, the excellent, unexpected The Invisible Man. And in 2021, the most excellent The Black Phone, which broug…