The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Howling
Mystery · Thriller · 2012
A beat cop and his rookie partner investigate a series of killings that seem to be carried out by a mysterious wolfdog.
Movie details
Howling
“The Case With No Trials.”
2012 Mystery · Thriller 1h 54m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
A beat cop and his rookie partner investigate a series of killings that seem to be carried out by a mysterious wolfdog.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Howling?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Deceiver
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Yoo Ha
Written by
Yoo Ha
Song Kang-ho
Jo Sang-gil
Lee Na-young
Cha Eun-young
Lee Sung-min
Young-cheol
Shin Jung-keun
Mr. Seo
Lim Hyun-sung
Kyuong-su
Jung In-gi
Coroner
Nam Bo-ra
Jung-Ah
Court is in session
Put Howling on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.