Director: Dillon Brown, Joshua Brucker
Year: 2024
Country: USA
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Anthology
Plot:
Trying to get the stories out, a computer hacker releases two distinct stories from people involved in dangerous situations.
Review:
Greys: The Nevada Alien Incident-Convinced he’s being watched, a filmmaker decides to look into the series of supposed extraterrestrial sightings and landings that are behind the paranoia he has. There’s so much to like here that it becomes a solid start to the setup. The main story here, with the supposed belief in the paranoia built up rather nicely through the testimonials he shares but also the supporting evidence through the other clips featuring other encounters throughout the area such as the encounter his friend has in the empty field or the ravers having their party crash by the mysterious being. This is furthered by the videotape of his own encounter and the desperation to get to the bottom of the incidents which manage to introduce enough reasoning for his paranoia and eventual need to get the footage released. The government interaction in the finale is a bit underwhelming with it coming out of nowhere and then cutting off before it really explained much, and some of these interactions involving them have no business being videotaped if a person’s life was in danger as demonstrated here, but it’s not enough to really hold this back in the slightest.
The Illinois Valley Murder Tapes-Trying to investigate a case, a pair of amateur sleuths trying to get to the bottom of a mysterious disappearance find themselves face-to-face with the deranged serial killer responsible. This was a bit underwhelming but still has some likable factors going for it. One of the better aspects of this one is the way it manifesto presents the idea of the mythic figure in the community continually trying to commit these crimes, with the lengthy backstory involving his exploits in abducting people and the disappearances throughout the area that are shown through his home videos tormenting and terrorizing his captives after taking them home. This is given somewhat enough context with the wraparound explaining the need to dive further into the case, but the fact that this one is clumsily edited together with the awkward time-jumps explaining what’s going on, jumping to conclusions as a means of being abbreviated by the format which is understandable but doesn’t make for a cohesive experience. With the shaky found-footage camerawork or just focusing on darkness making it difficult to see what’s going on, this has some issues even if it’s still quite enjoyable at times.
Overview: ****/5
A rather enjoyable anthology without too much holding it back, this one manages to come off incredibly well overall despite a few minor missteps along the way. Those who enjoy this sort of genre effort or are fans of the creative crew will have plenty to like here while those who aren’t fans of the style or approach should heed caution.
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