Found Footage Review Oh hey there, and we're back. Back with another found footage movie found on good old Tubi. Oh, Tubi, you really are a boon for found footage. This time around we have THE TIME BEFORE, a professional looking found footage yarn that forces together two local newscasters as they try to get… Continue reading THE BEFORE TIME – found footage review
Author: Chris Ringler
Author, blogger, podcaster, filmmaker, artist, and all around odd fellow.
The Sordid Shoot For The Cover Of My Book ARE WE MONSTERS?
New Book Update – blog
Oh, hey, what's going on? Happy, er, uh...Spwinter? That weird place where it's winter but starting to become spring. Oh, such a fun time. As 2022 keeps rolling onward and the seven seals keep getting released one by one I find myself knee deep in the edit for the new book. I had hoped to… Continue reading New Book Update – blog
AWAKE IN THE WOODS – found footage review
Found Footage review And then there are the myriad of movies that are shot on video and look like they were shot on video. I am always a bit surprised at this. It can work, for sure, if you are framing it as - hey, we are shooting with a video camera and want it… Continue reading AWAKE IN THE WOODS – found footage review
The Spooky Chris Podcast – Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2022
In which I talk about the newsest Texas Chainsaw Massacre film, and remakes and the likes in general. I talk about Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Evil Dead, Dawn of the Dead, The Thing, Halloween, Friday the 13th, Scream, and Nightmare on Elm Street in this episode. For more podcasts, blogs, and all of my books… Continue reading The Spooky Chris Podcast – Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2022
EATEN ALIVE – review
Oh hey, a cannibal movie review. If you are of a certain age – OLD – then you recall that cannibal movies were a, well, a thing. There was a sort of a fad in horror with cannibals running wild. It seems like an offshoot or answer to the American grindhouse horror of the ‘70’s… Continue reading EATEN ALIVE – review
ALWAYS WATCHING – A MARBLE HORNETS STORY – found footage review
Found Footage Review As we settle into this film it's worth noting that this is part of a larger mythological universe of storytelling. The 'Marble Hornets Story' reference is noting that this is connected to the webseries called Marble Hornets that ran for several years and sorta spawned spinoffs. Marble Hornets popped up during the… Continue reading ALWAYS WATCHING – A MARBLE HORNETS STORY – found footage review
#SCREAMERS – found footage review
Found Footage Review - not the older sci-fi creeper. Are you old enough to remember the weird 'screamer' videos that were all the rage for a few months years back? This is around 2000 some time. Let me refresh your memory - the biggest one of them was seemingly a car ad. We see a… Continue reading #SCREAMERS – found footage review
MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND – THE SEARCH FOR VIDEO-X – found footage review
Found Footage review. Oh man, a pseudo-doc that is a companion piece to a found footage movie. Oh SNAP! I am in. This is a really fun idea and way to expand this story and the world of VIDEO-X. Let's see what we have. MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND is presented as a documentary investigation into… Continue reading MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND – THE SEARCH FOR VIDEO-X – found footage review
BLACKWOOD EVIL- found footage review
Found Footage Review (well, technically a pseudo-doc). As I said in an earlier review, when done well, a pseudo-doc can be really impactful and powerful. The air of legitimacy it can bring in creating a small semblance of believability is fantastic. It can't be easy to pull off but, when it is, it's great. POUGHKEEPSIE… Continue reading BLACKWOOD EVIL- found footage review
THE BLACK WATER VAMPIRE – found footage review
Ooooh, a pseudo-documentary. I love those. It's such a great, efficient way to marry POV footage with an examination into that footage to give it context and framing. Doing the pseudo-doc thing though adds pressure to the film because it's a lot harder to create that sort of believability as opposed to just putting a… Continue reading THE BLACK WATER VAMPIRE – found footage review
UNKNOWN VISITOR – found footage review
Found Footage movie review Oh, man, security cameras are a boon for found footage films. As well as helping protect our homes from invaders and bigfeets they also provide a great vehicle for found footage movies. So many times we scream out why are you still filming during movies when any sane or normal person… Continue reading UNKNOWN VISITOR – found footage review
BAD KITTIES – found footage review
File Under - No, this isn't for real life. This is a movie. There ya go. OK, confession, this is not a movie about kitties. I know that may be a disappointment but, well, I feel like I need to be honest, here. I mean, there's like, a cat in the movie, but this isn't… Continue reading BAD KITTIES – found footage review
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