Profile is a story delivered in a repetitive pattern by Timur Bekmambetov who is now mostly known for producing Screenlife hits like Unfriended and Searching. A film that came out at an opportune time since …
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‘Safer at Home’ Would Have Been Better Left on the Drawing Board
by Brian Connorby Brian ConnorA sub-genre of the “found footage” films, computer screen films have been less prevalent than their Blair Witch-related cousins but can, as in the case of Searching or the Unfriended movies, be surprisingly effective. If they’re …
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‘Host’ Provides Good Scares as Both the Viewers and Characters Deal with the Pandemic
by Lisa Geurtsby Lisa GeurtsHost was filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic (so quite recently…) and completely via Zoom. It’s based on director Rob Savage pranking his friends on the software, which went viral. (For all the fun, you can find …
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An ASMR vlogger with a devoted fan base returns from an extended absence with a livestream that spirals out of control. Nick Kush: I appreciate any film that strives to push cinema forward. What …
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It has become rather obvious to studios in recent years that the found footage template for low-budget horror is becoming tired and stale, but something was bound to come around and take its place. With Unfriended back in …