Hold the Dark

Though winter is months away, this horror thriller set in Alaska penetrates like an arctic wind. Jeffrey Wright stars as a naturalist who after agreeing to track down a wolf pack blamed for killing a boy winds up discovering a different type of savagery. Riley Keough and Alexander Skarsgard play the boy’s parents. Jeremy Saulnier, acclaimed for the films Blue Ruin and Green Room, directs. Available for streaming Friday, Sept. 28, Netflix