‘To Kill a Wolf’ Is a Gripping Modern Retelling of Little Red Riding Hood
To Kill a Wolf is a superbly crafted and deeply affecting modern retelling of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ by writer/director Kelsey Taylor, making an auspicious feature film debut. The troubling secrets that burden the souls of our wounded protagonists are slowly revealed, like peering through the fog of the narrative’s dense forest setting. What remains are ugly truths that must be addressed for the characters to achieve any semblance of inner peace. Courageously confronting the demons responsible for such painful uncertainty, To Kill a Wolf mesmerizes from the opening frame and lingers long after the credits roll.
In a remote Oregon wilderness, a Woodsman (Ivan Martin) climbs out of an old SUV on a dirt road. He smokes a cigarette and plays music on a classic Walkman while lugging a metal detector over the lush green terrain. The detector finally finds its target, and the Woodsman uses a stick to trigger an inhumane wolf trap as its sharp metal teeth slam shut.
