There is something wholly insidious about how humans have found ways to weaponize every last thing we rely on to reach out into the world. As technology has evolved, so too have abusers and stalkers, and with a strong online support system of like-minded sickos, it’s become a scary time for a lot of people.… Continue reading RATTER – found footage review
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Trash
Three cheers for the trash. Let’s celebrate the trash, shall we? The things that we love that others deride and hate. The art, the music, the movies, the books, the television, the whatever it is that makes our hearts sing and brings ridicule from those around us. Let us raise a glass and toast these… Continue reading Trash
Drive-Ins and Us
There is something sad about this race toward the future that we seem bent on. And by we, I am in that group. Hi, it’s me. We all want convenience, we want what we want the moment we want it, and it seems we’re willing to pay more to get these things. There’s nothing necessarily… Continue reading Drive-Ins and Us
THE MOOR – movie review
There is something about the European moors that I am not sure Americans can fully understand. In its way, it’s like the American desert, a vast area where nothing human can really live (easily), which is unforgiving in its nature. What we can’t get is how vast and dangerous the moors are, in ways that… Continue reading THE MOOR – movie review
New Life – movie review
I had a pretty nice little lead-in for this review but I feel like it gives too much away and that the discovery is part of the wonders this movie has to offer. Sure, twists and mysteries, once learned, lose their novelty but they don’t necessarily lose their power. A film like NEW LIFE offers… Continue reading New Life – movie review
WE ARE THE MISSING – found footage review
I am not sure if it’s refreshing that, with people putting their work on YouTube and other video-sharing platforms that there are more opportunities to get films out or if it shows how cutthroat the industry as a whole has become. While some filmmakers are shooting films with no greater desire than to have their… Continue reading WE ARE THE MISSING – found footage review
Bring on the Witch
If there’s a movie I reference a lot it’s THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT a film that, for me, nailed so much of what I love about movies. With an innovative marketing plan that stretched the bounds of the film past the screen and a deceptively easy premise, the film deserves the legendary status it (sorta)… Continue reading Bring on the Witch
HOME MOVIE – found footage review
I remember first seeing HOME MOVIE several years ago when I was first starting to get into found footage. A friend owned it and passed it on to me. I remember being shocked by it and intrigued. It was so different from BLAIR WITCH PROJECT but still fascinating. Since it’s been many years I wanted… Continue reading HOME MOVIE – found footage review
The Devil You Know
Looking at recent movie releases it’s clear that the devil is having a bit of a moment. Good for them. We all deserve our fifteen centuries of fame, don’t we? There’s something about the devil that is just an old standard at this point, a well that is returned to again and again for stories… Continue reading The Devil You Know
RESTORE POINT – review
Thrillers are a darn fun genre, but not one is easy to crack. The ‘90s were filled with them after SE7EN and SILENCE OF THE LAMBS and there is always the occasional movie that breaks through and gets everyone’s attention on the genre again and we go through the cycle again. Serial killer thrillers have… Continue reading RESTORE POINT – review
THE BLAIR WITCH 2 – fan edit
Let me preface this by saying that I am not one to seek out 'fan edits'. To me, the movie that comes out is what was intended, or as close as we're apt to get. Movies evolve as they are made. Stories, change, focus changes, actors change, and the film goes through many different cuts… Continue reading THE BLAIR WITCH 2 – fan edit
So You Wanna Make a Found Footage Horror Film – Part 2 – Mocks and Docs
With the general found footage film rules out of the way I can now focus on the rules for the faux-documentary films/mockumentary films. The core rules are the same with both types of movies but there are a few specific ones that sit wholly with the faux-doc/mockumentary. Now, these are not always horror as movies… Continue reading So You Wanna Make a Found Footage Horror Film – Part 2 – Mocks and Docs
So You Wanna Make a Found Footage Horror Movie?
It’s no secret that I love found-footage movies and after recently seeing someone’s post online asking for advice on what to do and not to do and it started the octopus moving in my brain and I thought I’d add my three cents to the whole thing. Here’s the thing, the beauty of found footage… Continue reading So You Wanna Make a Found Footage Horror Movie?
The Spooky World of Chris Ringler 