V/H/S

V/H/S

Young directors try to squeeze more out of found-footage genre

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Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2013

This is a found-footage anthology by a half-dozen young directors who thought they could squeeze a little more creepiness out of the tired and tiresome genre. Granted, they’ve done a lot with a little, but it’s all fairly pointless and plays like a film-school project. While I can’t really recommend this, the short-film format is way better for this kind of thing (don’t have to sit through a feature), and I did witness bursts of innovation amid the underlit, shaky camcorder footage (one’s done entirely on Skype). Can’t wait to see what these guys come up with when they grow up. Indie horror fans only.