The new horror/comedy movie Renfield pays homage to the past and then flaps its way into the future. Nicolas Cage plays Conde Dracula and Nicholas Hoult is his sidekick R.M. Renfield, who is tired of being a lackey and disrespected by the sharp-toothed devil.
To deal with the gaslighting, the title character joins a support group that includes a diverse group of individuals who are all suffering from traumas of some sort.
Part of the process is nursing Dracula back to health in this symbiotic relationship and fights to break out between participants living in New Orleans, which leads Renfield to meet a traffic cop portrayed by Awkwafina.
Renfield gains strength from consuming insects and this aids him when battling assailants during his adventures. This comes in especially handy when Renfield eventually takes on his Transylvanian boss to regain self-esteem and power in the end.