The Wolf of Snow Hollow
It's likely I would've thought better of 2020's THE WOLF OF SNOW HOLLOW had I not seen director/writer/star Jim Cummings' previous, THUNDER ROAD first. Such a strong debut that was, with Cummings lending a true tour-de-force to the proceedings. His portrayal of an angry cop weathering trouble at work, a bad divorce, a custody battle for his daughter, and grief for the passing of his mother was close to flawless. It announced a talent with which to be reckoned. His film deftly synthesized the tragic and the humorous, often simultaneously. This time, he plays another angry cop, an alcoholic with strained relationships with his ex-wife and daughter, an ailing father (who's also the sheriff of their small Utah ski town), and a baffling string of serial killings of young women that may have been committed by a six foot plus tall werewolf. Cummings' lead characters have different names, but are cut from the same toxic cloth. So much so that it ...
