What to watch on Amazon Prime Video: an indie gem full of mystery, icy horror, and chilling drama

Extreme independence is as limiting and exhausting as it is, paradoxically, liberating. In this context, a filmmaker like Jim Cummingssomeone of whom Espinof has told his kindness in the past with works like ‘The Beta Test‘. Even though the limitations or its particular tone may be difficult for many to enter, there is no doubt that his films are, for the most part, as he wants them to be.

And that decision is what makes them so refreshing, even though certain fractures can be seen. But its imperfection is also part of the charm. cumming seems too interested in moral and human imperfections, and that is why it is even appropriate that their tapes are. So they become as interesting as ‘The Wolf of Snow Hollow‘, his little foray into terror that we can find on Amazon Prime Video.

Inside the human there is a wolf

Between dramas and satires, ‘The Wolf of Snow Hollow’ stands out for that deviation towards genre and monster movies, although it does not take long to step on familiar ground. We first begin with a fascinating and well-timed prologue, where we are introduced to a threat in the full “light” of a full moon that is leaving corpses in its wake.

It is unreal, but the suspicion also points to a wolf, or even a werewolf, given the violence and the particularity of the wounds. The police department of this small town must investigate what happened, while the commanding officer, played by Cummings, also deals with personal problems like taking care of her teenage daughter, keeping an eye on her weak and withdrawn father or maintaining the sobriety that she has worked so hard to maintain.

That strong dramatic element that Cummings bets on, who in addition to directing writes the script, is what establishes the strong connection with his other works, such as ‘Thunder Road‘, and perhaps the one that can disappoint those who expect an intense story of supernatural suspense. Although hey, there details that seem worthy of adaptation of Stephen King although I do not adapt any of his stories.

‘The Wolf of Snow Hollow’: Human Terror

Those exquisite genre details, well balanced with those concerns about the human condition and its fragility, make this such an inspiring film. How well she handles tone and visual detail, even from budget constraints, elevate her to be perhaps his most successful film. Or, at least, the one that seems to me best carried out.

It may not be the best introduction if you have not yet investigated the particular style of Jim Cummings’ filmography. But it is an interesting bridge if you are very into the genre, you like it when it has its twisted sense of humor and it doesn’t bother you that I don’t have leftover pasta.

Movies like this show someone who has a look at the cinema very well thought out as well as enthusiastic, and those people always have to support them. Especially if they are able to capture such human terrors as this.

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What to watch on Amazon Prime Video: an indie gem full of mystery, icy horror, and chilling drama