The 'Chronicle' Chronicles

Josh Trank talks YouTube, superheroes and Holocaust footage

"...Ain't It Cool News supremo Harry Knowles had given the found footage superhero flick a rave intro before welcoming..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Outwaters' Experiment in Terror

Writer/director/star Robbie Banfitch draws inspiration from found footage and arthouse forebears

"...At first glance, The Outwaters, writer/director Robbie Banfitch's polarizing new film, seems like..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Alejandra Martinez

The Future of Mother’s Cafe Is Pending

The vegetarian institution could permanently close in October

"...With no real answers about their future, countless restaurants are struggling to make ends meet..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

SXSW Midnighters Bring the Fear

"Exists", "13 Sins" and "The Guest" kick down the door

"...but. Festival producer and senior programmer Jarod Neece said, "There's no raunchy comedies this year. It's all just straight..."

Feb. 5, 2014 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Movies That Matter

An interview with Killer Films producer Christine Vachon

"...Look among the titles of the most daring and delirious American independent..."

March 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Big Picture

Fall Movie Preview

"...Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 The sequel to the most profitable movie..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...said that you had to get rid of all the toxic people in your life? Not when they're the..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Journey Through the Past

Down the digital rabbit hole of the Neil Young Archives Vol. 1

"...Teeth determine the grin. Self-conscious hardware hides in pursed smiles...."

Aug. 7, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The AggreGAYtor: August 21

Your daily dose of LGBTQ news

"...Matt Barber starts a witch hunt, Jeff Kent gets voted off the island, and..."

Aug. 21, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Exists

This found-footage horror film shot in Austin finds a Bigfoot chased from its home by the Bastrop fires.

"...It must be rough to be Eduardo Sánchez. The co-director (with Daniel Myrick) of watershed terrorizer The Blair..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

V/H/S/2

Horror anthology scares up few thrills.

"...able to see most of it. But following in the found-footage mode of horror storytelling (a mode that two..."

July 26, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Paranormal Activity

Should you believe the viral marketing hype about this techno-era haunted-house movie that's been playing sold-out midnight runs? Or Marc Savlov?

"...Directed by: Oren Peli. Starring: Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat and Michael Bayouth. Don't believe the hype:..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cavite

This rocketing thriller that pits an unseen Filipino terrorist against an unwitting Filipino-American dupe is one of the purest examples of no-budget, seat-of-the-pants, gloriously DIY filmmaking since The Blair Witch Project.

"...Gamazon and Llana's riveting and relentless debut feature without the word guerilla coming to mind – in every respect,..."

July 14, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cabin Fever

A festival breakout shocker that twists genre conventions into a jarring battery of scares.

"...Jordan Ladd, Joey Kern, Cerina Vincent and James DeBello. The feel-bad comedy of the year! Cabin Fever first screened..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Time Code

"...An audacious experiment that, like last year's indie upstart The Blair Witch Project, may very well threaten the established..."

May 12, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Halloween: Resurrection

"...Rhymes, Brad Loree and Jamie Lee Curtis. Rushing out the latest in this perrenial fall franchise during the sweat-soaked..."

July 19, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Review: 'Exists'

'Blair Witch' creator revives 'The Beast of Boggy Creek'

"...The genius of the The Blair Witch Project was it..."

March 10, 2014 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Divinity

Pretentious body horror has all the depth of a perfume commercial

"...that hints at gravitas. That evolved a little after The Blair Witch Project, Clerks, and The American Astronaut, when..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Horror Films of 2016

Ghosts, ghouls, zombies, and ... turkey basters?

"...is arguably more universal. And as we stare into the unblinking, Sauron-esque eye of 2017, it's a good time..."

Dec. 31, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Homegrown Horror

Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett on 'V/H/S/2'

"...In a found footage horror movie, the audience is either the hunted or the hunter...."

July 26, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Apollo 18

This secretive film's premise is that it reveals suppressed footage of the U.S. government's secret mission to the moon.

"...In short-handing Apollo 18, there is the obvious comparison, The Blair Witch Project; the..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bigfoot Exists in Texas

Eduardo Sánchez makes a monster movie against the Bastrop fire

"...said, "It's very rare in a monster movie when the creature has an arc."..."

Oct. 25, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'From Dusk Till Dawn' Bites into a Big Kahuna

Director Eduardo Sanchez on El Rey, Rodriguez, and that tasty burger

"...mystery that plagued cineastes since Reservoir Dogs. We know they got some tasty burgers, but what does the inside..."

March 25, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Millennial Mayhem in V/H/S/99

The fifth installment in the found footage horror anthology series gets the Y2K jitters

"..."kind of like Ocean's 11. You're going in for the motherfucking heist, you've got to pick all the right..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Devil's Due

She's having an unholy baby - but isn't that every pregnant woman's fear? The only new ingredient in this horror setup is the found-footage element.

"...who’s shopped after work at a Wal-Mart lately, but the little hellions’ cunning skills with Technicolor yawns and banshee..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Silent House

Silent House gives the game away too easily but it does have some effective shocks along the way.

"...It's now abundantly clear that Elizabeth Olsen is the artistically gifted Olsen sister, especially when it comes to..."

March 9, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Chronicle

Like a marriage of Cloverfield and Carrie, Chronicle blends faux-naif techniques with a teen telekinesis plot and gets fresh results.

"...out of left field comes this PG-13 thriller that breathes new life into the found-footage formula which has become..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Trollhunter

Wayward trolls threaten human life in this delightfully bizarre Norwegian film.

"...of red blood cells, a physiological anomaly that causes them to turn to stone – or explode – when..."

June 17, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Open Water

Is it wrong to root for the sharks?

"...Estelle Lau and Michael E. Williamson. Shark Week hits the big screen with a small budget and even smaller..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wrong Turn

"...Emmanuelle Chriqui, Jeremy Sisto, Kevin Zegers and Lindy Booth. The American horror film, like Michael Jackson’s nose, has become..."

June 6, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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