Like many great vampire works, this one posits the vampire as symbolic. Through Wesley, the undead creature takes on the form of a toxic male invading— and destroying— the lives of women.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 22, 2022

Sure, there's not much of a plot, but these Mickey Reece movies are a mood unto themselves.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 18, 2021

The vintage atmosphere coupled with the fantastic performances of all three leads really pulled me into this story - and it's honestly really refreshing to see something so different in this genre.

| Feb 19, 2021

Reece's film is a horror throwback that can leave you howling at the screen.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 4, 2021

Entertaining in a vaguely retro, credibility-stretched-to-the-breaking-point way is this eccentric tale from director Mickey Reece.

| Jan 16, 2021

A sensuous, trippy mood that successfully seduces - at least for those who can easily settle into these kinds of campy experiments. (Guilty!)

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 14, 2021

It's an enjoyable enough endeavor, but it isn't likely to stick with you.

| Jan 13, 2021

Mickey Reece's Climate of the Hunter is an episode of my beloved Dark Shadows that never made it to air.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 13, 2021

Reece directs confidently, using the Academy ratio to add to the displaced time while star filters and crash zooms give a Euro horror feel.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 13, 2021

The melodramatic horror-thriller Climate of the Hunter is literally an acquired taste. That is to say, I watched it three times before I kind of "got" it.

| Original Score: B-minus | Jan 12, 2021

A mesmerizing vampire tale that could come from any decade. The aesthetics are reminiscent of older horror movies while the writing is modern.

| Dec 31, 2020

Thankfully it isn't trying too hard to evoke a certain period either, feeling authentic right up until the very last shot.

| Dec 31, 2020

A fitfully dull, purposely confusing head-scratcher that is impressive in its genre-defying nature and commitment to the weirdness of its setup but leaves one feeling as unsatisfied as a vampire who hasn't had a drop of blood to drink in several nights.

| Dec 29, 2020

Climate of the Hunter captures the 1970s perfectly and crafts a beautiful film filled with a central mystery that builds in every revelation.

| Dec 25, 2020

The visuals are so unexpectedly striking that the movie holds the viewer in a peculiar thrall. And it keeps you guessing for the entire 90-minute run time.

| Dec 23, 2020

The manner in which the film plays with the conventions of vampire stories is quite humorous.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 22, 2020

Climate of the Hunter is for anybody who, when dining out, feels compelled to try (and hopes to love) the weirdest item on the menu.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 18, 2020

While Climate of the Hunter is a masterpiece, it may not be for everyone.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Dec 17, 2020

It certainly has a unique and intoxicating aesthetic to it, and as a period piece, its ostentatious nature does make the film a standout in that right.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 18, 2020

The level of craft involved in bringing this dreamy, glittering disco ball of a picture to screen is incredibly impressive.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 7, 2020