Coyotes (2025) (Blu-ray Review)
DIRECTED BY: Colin Minihan
STARRING: Justin Long, Kate Bosworth, Katherine McNamara
RATED: UR/Region: A/2:39/1080P/NUMBER OF DISCS 1
AVAILABLE FROM Decal Releasing
Coyotes is the rare modern horror movie that asks a simple, timeless question: “What if nature fought back… and had absolutely zero chill about it?” Colin Minihan—never one to pass up the chance to throw humans into the wilderness and watch them emotionally unravel like wet tissue—delivers a survival thriller that feels like The Grey and Cujo had an angry, rabid baby.
The film follows a group of unlucky travelers who quickly learn that coyotes in this movie don’t behave like the shy, skittish creatures you see on National Geographic. No, these coyotes have unionized, bulked up, and apparently taken advanced classes in psychological warfare. At one point you start wondering if Minihan based them on real animals or just asked, “How feral can we legally make them?”
The cast does a great job of radiating pure, escalating panic—exactly the sort of panic you’d expect after realizing the desert has essentially become a furry, bloodthirsty escape room. Everyone delivers that perfect horror-movie blend of “I’m terrified for my life” and “I deeply regret agreeing to film on location.”
As expected with Minihan, the movie is gorgeous to look at in that bleak, “no one is getting out of this without trauma or dehydration” kind of way. The cinematography captures the landscape as both a beautiful backdrop and an accomplice to attempted murder. Honestly, the desert should get a supporting actor credit.
The coyotes themselves are the real stars—relentless, unnervingly coordinated, and smart enough that you’ll start questioning which species in this scenario actually deserves to be running the planet. They’re basically little furry velociraptors, and it’s hard not to respect the hustle.
Is the movie subtle? Absolutely not. Is it stressful enough to make you reconsider outdoor activities for the next decade? You bet. But Coyotes commits to the bit with full-throttle ferocity, embracing creature-feature chaos without blinking.
By the end, you’re sweaty, stressed, slightly dehydrated just from watching, and thoroughly entertained. Minihan set out to make a survival horror film that bites—and Coyotes doesn’t just bite. It takes the whole leg.
Extras
- Meet the Pack – Behind the Scenes with the Makers
- Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
