I have to admit that it’s interesting running across movies like LEXI, which are found footage but which I have never even read about. It makes it all the more thrilling when the film is pretty good, and friend, this one is pretty good. Huzzah. I think it’s weird when I don’t see anything because… Continue reading LEXI – found footage review
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INCANTATION – found footage review
It’s interesting to look at found footage films and to see that the trend translated to other countries and was interpreted via the lens of their culture. This is where you get a film like NOROI and what it says and how it says it is vastly different than the possession/demon found footage you find… Continue reading INCANTATION – found footage review
FIREWATCH – game review (XBox One)
I don’t get a chance to play videogames a whole lot these days. I mean, when it comes to videogames I am the epitome of CASUAL GAMER. I love bigger games, adoring RED DEAD 2, and DYING LIGHT, and loads of others, but I would usually rather play something for a short time or watch… Continue reading FIREWATCH – game review (XBox One)
THE HOUSE AND THE WHITE STRING – found footage review
I have to be honest with this one, this is a short film, not a feature. It’s a longer short film, for sure, but it’s not a feature. The crummy part here though is that this COULD have been a feature. Pretty easily. It’s a two person show, doesn’t really rely on expensive effects of… Continue reading THE HOUSE AND THE WHITE STRING – found footage review
POPULATION ZERO – found footage review
OK, OK, OK. It’s a fake documentary, as FAUXumentary, if you will. And it’s not a horror film. Not to ruin any sort of mystery for you but it’s better if you know going in or you will spend the entire film wondering what will happen to spookify it all. It’s not there. This isn’t… Continue reading POPULATION ZERO – found footage review
HOWARD’S MILL – found footage review
The content reviews HOWARD'S MILL, a fauxumentary film about a mysterious disappearance during a treasure hunt. It highlights the film's effective documentary style, believable performances, and engaging creepiness. While some mysteries remain unsolved, it’s praised as a solid found footage piece deserving more attention. The reviewer rates it 3.75 out of 5.
DASHCAM – found footage review
REVIEW! Hey you, it’s a review. I don’t rhyme often, until I do. That totally ties into this movie and this review. I SWEAR IT! Anyway. There are movies that are sit down, think about, contemplate, and question your life movies. Those are great. They are amazing. They open your mind to the world around… Continue reading DASHCAM – found footage review
GODFORSAKEN – Found Footage Review
One of the great sins I am finding with a lot of found footage films is the idea of creating so much of a tease that there’s no real way to pay it off. They are so desperate to make the movie exciting and interesting and scary that they don’t really think of how they’re… Continue reading GODFORSAKEN – Found Footage Review
FOLLOWERS – found footage review
If there is something ripe for capturing when it comes to found footage it’s the prevalence of influencers and social media celebrities and how they film everything they do. I think most of us roll our eyes when we see the word Influencer but, like it or not, these are the people that are creating… Continue reading FOLLOWERS – found footage review
The Widow – review
Oh, you wily little movie, you. You almost had me. Well, OK, let’s be honest, you did have me. I went into this film thinking it was Found Footage. I was on my endless trek through the wonders of the found footage subgenre and happened on this import. It was dubbed, but that was… Continue reading The Widow – review
The Spooky Chris Podcast – BIRTHDAY EDITION – The Blair Witch Remake
In which I put on my birthday trousers and talk about the remake of Blair Witch Project that is being considered. For more podcasts, blogs, and all of my books head to spookychris.com.Theme music by THE SKELETON KIDS.spookychris.com
FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM: The Secrets of Dumbledore – movie review
Two Housekeeping notes before I begin – that’s the sort of thing they say at meetings, so this is like we’re at a super important meeting about butter or some such. Can we just talk about how silly it is for creatives/studios to declare at the outset of a film coming out – OH, well… Continue reading FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM: The Secrets of Dumbledore – movie review
THEY’RE OUTSIDE – found footage movie review
One of the offshoots I have come to love of the found footage/faux-umentary subgenre are the ones that deal with urban myths and folktales and the like. There’s something eerie about the ones that are done right because it taps into a collective fear of dark places and whispered histories. We all know those… Continue reading THEY’RE OUTSIDE – found footage movie review