Review of The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020) by Marakai — 26 Oct 2020

Only two years ago in 2018, writer/director Jim Cummings arrived on the scene with his blackly comic drama Thunder Road that done very well on the festival circuit and heralded a new voice for independent film.

And the hype was real. It was a fantastic piece of work that finished in my personal top ten of that year. You could then say that I had high hopes for his next endeavour and I’m happy to confirm that The Wolf of Snow Hollow is on a par and cements Cummings as a filmmaker to watch.

This time around, he shifts his attentions to genre horror but still manages to retain the humour that made Thunder Road so impressive. Cummings has a real knack for balancing tones and, once again, taking the lead role, proves he’s got the acting chops to flesh out his complex characters.

This has, for obvious reasons, been likened to An American Werewolf in London, but that’s only in its premise and ability to entertain which is slightly unfair on Cummings’ work here. He’s a talent all his own.

 Huge fan of Thunder Road. Huge fan of The Wolf of Snow Hollow and a huge fan of Jim Cummings. Writing, directing, acting... it would seem that he has it all.