We kick off a new year of horror with a new indie release “Angel Baby” and a look back at the 2000 hidden found footage gem “Blackwood Evil”.
Angel Baby
We begin, as always, with a discussion of the latest horror news.
It has been a tumultuous few weeks for Scream VII. After losing its two leads, the movie was rocked with the news that its director had quit. There will still be a future for the popular franchise, but should there be?
American television is a strange thing. Shows either go on for too long or are canceled before their time. It is rare to see a series come to a satisfactory end. But it looks like that is exactly what is going to happen with What We Do In the Shadows.
Then, it’s on to our featured reviews, including our first new horror film of 2024.
When we spoke about the trailer for Angel Baby a few weeks ago, we both agreed it looked like generic fun. Well, we were half right. Filled with familiar tropes, the film is perfect for Escape to the Woods subgenre. It is its attempt to do something different where things fall apart. Filled with interesting ideas but little else, it ends up being a huge disappointment.
You can currently rent Angel Baby on VOD.
As for our second feature, we go back to the turn of the century.
We love found-footage movies. Even the flaws that come with them are easy to forgive. The origins of the genre are murky. While there is no doubt The Blair Witch Project brought it to the mainstream, it certainly was not the first found footage film. What people choose to count as found footage is where the confusion comes in.
One thing there is no debate about is that Blackwood Evil is the first found footage movie to attempt to capitalize on the success of Blair Witch (well, if nothing else, it is one of the first). There is, however, a reason most people have not heard of it. The production is awful; some scenes cannot be seen, while others are impossible to hear. The acting is atrocious, and there is not a hint of anything scary until over an hour has passed.
So, why did we like it so much?
This is definitely a movie you have to grade on a curve. It was released over two decades ago when there was not much of a template to follow. The characters may be the most realistic ever seen in found footage, and the lack of polish actually works to its benefit.
It would not be accurate to say that Blackwood Evil is a good movie, but it is one that should be seen.
Watch it for free on Tubi.
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Every week AIPT Movie Editor Nathaniel Muir and his cinema partner in crime Blake Heath discuss indie and genre movies you have have never heard of, the ones you cannot hear enough about, and the ones you never want to hear about again.
Episode 370: Mid year recap
Time moves more quickly now than it ever has. It was not that long ago that we were talking about a new show executive produced by the Duffer brothers. About a month later, it is one and done. As someone once reminded us, we are just two guys who watch movies. Production budgets and domestic grosses are only a passing interest to us. Still, there are some things that catch our attention. Were we right to say that Michael would get to $1 billion? And what does the future hold for Obsession?
There was a major change to our humble little podcast this year. We decided it would be in our best interests to be a little more focused. To that end, we went to just covering one movie each show. Despite this, we still managed to cover twenty-three movies over seventeen episodes. And twenty of them were released in 2026.
So, what do we have to talk about? And will we get as worked up as we did last week? The horrors of high school, zombies, musicals, buff nuns, and grindhouse adjacent fun. It may not all have been good, but everything left some sort of impression on us.
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Adventures in Movies! is hosted by Nathaniel and Blake. You can find Nathaniel on Instagram at nathaninpoortaste. Blake can be found on Twitter @foureyedhorror and on Instagram at foureyedhorror. You can reach us personally or on Twitter @AdventuresinMo1.
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