A hyperstylized werewolf movie that manages to pump fresh blood through the veins of the queer coming-of-age genre, My Animal is a delectably atmospheric feature debut. My Animal, which premiered at Sundance last month, strikes a balance between horror and romance, with director Jacqueline Castel treating the two as inextricable for the lustful teenager at […]
‘My Animal’ Sundance Review – Genre-Bending Horror Romance
Werewolves in horror often depict the afflicted as desperate to repress or separate themselves from their carnivorous Other self. My Animal instead correlates that Otherness with relatable emotions tied to feeling out of place within society. That angle gives a new spin on a classic monster tale, with its horror rooted more firmly in reality. Heather (Bobbi […]