Werewolf by Night

(7/10 stars)

Funny Story About Werewolf...

This one brings me back to my all-time childhood nightmare: Michael Jackson’s Thriller MV, which scared the crap out of me with the transformation scene and the yellow eyes. Anyway, the short film itself is quite exquisite in comparison to the rest of Phase Four: unique worldview, captivating story, and protruding style. Taking us back to the early monster horrors, Michael Giacchino deserves a standing ovation for being both an incredible composer as well as a novel director. However, due to it’s length, the picture only contains a few exciting moments, while most characterizations are done using explanatory dialogues. Despite including some rated-R fight scenes, the expected final bloodshed is still perceptibly restrained. In all, it’s nice to see the Man Thing and Werewolf join the Marvel Bunch, and this is definitely a time-friendly short film for you to enjoy.