[CFF Review] Werewolf Movie ‘Teddy’ Highlights Growing Pains with Humor and Minimalism

Bloody Disgusting
by Meagan Navarro

The very nature of a werewolf lends well to metaphor. Lycanthropy and the brutal transformation it causes offers fertile ground for stories to explore sexual awakenings, the duality of human nature, ruminations of mortality, and even puberty. In French horror-comedy Teddy, becoming a werewolf highlights the growing pains that come with transitioning into adulthood. While it retreads familiar ground and is a bit too on the nose, Teddy’s emphasis on humanity and awkward humor proves winsome.

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