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Episode #266 - Werewolves Within

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Paddy and Rob debate whether werewolves can be cute, referencing a children's book and criticizing Harry Potter's 'terrible' werewolf design.
Paddy Johnston and Rob Gordon open the episode with playful werewolf howls and discuss the portrayal of werewolves in media, noting the contrast between cute depictions and typically gross designs. They briefly touch on werewolf films like 'An American Werewolf in London' and 'Dog Soldiers'. The hosts then shift to a lengthy tangent about video games, critiquing the trailer for the new Mario movie, with particular focus on Chris Pratt's casting and proposing alternatives like Danny DeVito or Matt Berry. They also discuss Sonic games, including 'Sonic Unleashed' and 'Sonic Frontiers'. Returning to the main topic, they review 'Werewolves Within', praising its surprising quality given its origins as a parlor game turned VR game turned film. They highlight the performances of Sam Richardson as the lead park ranger and Milana Vayntrub as the love interest/werewolf, while critiquing the werewolf's design as not hairy enough. The hosts analyze the film's whodunit structure, pacing issues, and light-hearted tone, rating it as a fun Halloween watch. They conclude by teasing next week's episode on the vampire film 'Carmilla' and encourage listener feedback.

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A warm, funny horror discussion that catches where Werewolves Within's cleverness clicks and where it overplays its hand.

Big Boys Don't Cry treats Werewolves Within as a horror comedy with a firm read on the genre's machinery. It moves from werewolf howls and a children's book about a lost wolf into the film's snowy-town whodunit, where an isolated group is picked off one by one.

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You get a snowy-town werewolf whodunit, some bitey goop, and a sweet side path through a lost-wolf children's book.

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