Since I watch so many found footage films I figured I'd go offroad a little for the next two reviews. I decided to see what YouTube had to offer. I am looking for feature films as there are far too many short form found footage pieces on there to try to go through. I adore… Continue reading CASSETTE – found footage review
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Reviews of Found Footage films.
THE COHASSET SNUFF FILM – found footage review
This feels like another of those films that people will stumble across wondering…is this real? No, it’s not. That should be clear if you watch it but, if you happen upon it blindly and aren’t certain then your pal Spooky Chris is here to tell you to rest easy. It’s only a film. It’s only… Continue reading THE COHASSET SNUFF FILM – found footage review
THE BLUE HOUR – The Disappearance of Nick Brandreth – Found Footage Review
There is a subtle art to the mockumentary (LORD, how I hate that term). If the filmmakers don't take the subject and the film itself seriously then it becomes parody or worse. The best ones walk the line so tightly that you'd be hard pressed to know it wasn't real if you walked in on… Continue reading THE BLUE HOUR – The Disappearance of Nick Brandreth – Found Footage Review
WE FOUND SOMETHING – found footage review
As someone who has made short films before I have a ton of respect for anyone that gets their film made. ESPECIALLY on the deep-indie level. My first short I lost a chunk of my cast after shooting about half of the movie. I had a long moment where I wanted to hang it up… Continue reading WE FOUND SOMETHING – found footage review
AUDITION – found footage review
Before I start, just so we're clear - this is a movie. This is not real. There is no serial killer filming victims and these are those tapes. Let me break it down. No family would agree for that sort of footage to be released. Could the killer release it online? Sure, but it'd be… Continue reading AUDITION – found footage review
THE LOST VLOG OF RUBY REAL – found footage review
Man, if someone hadn't invented woods there'd never have been found footage movies. That's my biggest revelation at the end of 2023. Think of it, from BLAIR WITCH on there have been dozens of found footage films made in, around, and about the woods. Those big old spooky places are just too fertile for creepy… Continue reading THE LOST VLOG OF RUBY REAL – found footage review
SAFARI – found footage review
Any time I come across a found footage film that does something a little different I have to stop and admire it. In a sub-genre that's become full of movies desperate for the path of least resistance, telling stories in haunted buildings or spooky woods and shaking the camera about a bit and yelling as… Continue reading SAFARI – found footage review
V/H/S ‘85 – found footage review
I have to say, there is something brilliant about the V/H/S brand and it’s that even when there’s an entry that’s a bit of a clunker - and only one or two have been outright dogs - they can win you back with the next one. It takes some new ideas, new directors (or returning),… Continue reading V/H/S ‘85 – found footage review
HELL HOUSE, LLC ORIGINS – The Carmichael Manor – found footage review
There are movies that come out and it's almost like they surprise everyone at how good they are, even the filmmakers. Not that they thought their movie wouldn't be good but that they hadn't necessarily expected it to get the reception it does. When that movie blows up the first thought is...franchise. FRANCHISE! The thing… Continue reading HELL HOUSE, LLC ORIGINS – The Carmichael Manor – found footage review
THE DARK TAPES – found footage movie review
I watch…a lot of found footage. You noticed that right? I mean, it’s not like, a surprise? It’s not SURPRISE, I AM A WEIRDO AND LOVE FOUND FOOTAGE…LIKE I AM LIVING IN 2000! I love the stuff. Unabashedly. POW. Saying that, I have seen slight variations on the same stories and themes and can guess… Continue reading THE DARK TAPES – found footage movie review
Remi Milligan: Lost Director – mockumentary review
I always have a hard time calling things ‘mockumentaries’. The word ‘mock’ catches me. In my head, I hear it as if it’s mocking a subject or style. Not imitating it but making fun of it. Pseudo-documentary feels better but is a lot of goop in the mouth and it doesn’t sound better. I shall,… Continue reading Remi Milligan: Lost Director – mockumentary review
TAHOE JOE – found footage review
It's been interesting in checking out so many found footage films in recent years because I have started to see trends develop. One of these trends is the frequency good old Bigfoot has become the focus for these films. I get it, you can film in the forest and have a built in set, you… Continue reading TAHOE JOE – found footage review
EMBEDDED – found footage review
It really is interesting to note trends in found footage. There are some well trodden themes and locations and EMBEDDED hits on two of them - the woods and cryptids. I get it, found footage has certain parameters that can feel a bit like a cage, I'd imagine, and shooting a movie in the woods… Continue reading EMBEDDED – found footage review
The Spooky World of Chris Ringler 