‘Ithaqua’ Review: Well-Made, Gruesome, and Problematic Western Horror [Beyond Fest]

Back in the day, Hammer Studios was Britain’s answer to Universal’s monster movies. They produced loads of gothic horror films, ranging from vampires to Frankenstein, zombies, mummies, and even a single werewolf picture (The Curse of the Werewolf). Now the studio is back with Casey Walker’s Ithaqua, featuring a creature never explored by Hammer…the wendigo. The result is a problematic,...