PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: NEXT OF KIN MOVIE REVIEW

The director of “Underwater” and the writer of two of the best previous films in the series (as well as “Happy Death Day 2U” & “Freaky”) seemed like a lot of horror talent to throw at the seventh film in the already wrung-out “Paranormal Activity” found footage franchise. But wait! This isn’t just another film in the series. It’s a whole new story unconnected to the rest. And while that may have seemed like something I wanted when I finished watching “Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension” by the end we were all kinda wishing they had stuck to the original story. Or at least the FORMAT. Here, a woman looking to find what happened to her birth mother who abandoned her at a hospital as an infant, finds that her brother is part of a Amish community. So of course, the right thing to do is get a camera and sound guy to make a documentary about her quest with a community that famously does not care for being filmed. Sigh. Anyway, things get weird, lots of jump scares happen, the “Amish” (listen to the review) get questionably ‘othered’ and, well, blah. Listen to Chris, Brad, Mike, and Santiago express their discontent.

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DIRECTED BY: William Eubank

STARRING: Emily Bader, Roland Buck III, Dan Lippert, Henry Ayers-Brown, Tom Nowicki, Kyli Zion, Kirby Johnson

 

YOUR REVIEWERS

 

Christopher Lawrence Cox (Founder, Da Boss)

Born in the wilds of northern Virginia, Chris managed to put all of his survival skills to use and barely escaped with his life to Austin Texas in 1992 where ever since he’s dabbled in everything from plumber’s assistant to sandwich maker, from band to bar management. An opportunity to see theatrical release films for free by becoming a critic on a local public access show called “The Reel Deal” turned into a full-time job when Chris and his friends decided to take it to the internet. They built the site Spill.com, adding multiple podcasts and animated features, to no small amount of success. During this time, a fortuitous friendship sprung up between Chris and young Brian Salisbury, who was also a local film critic, and they merged their forces of will, and their laundry list of ideas for shows, to eventually build this community of critics. While Brian eventually followed his heart to a new family, Chris continues on with a cast of colorful folks from all over the country (and a few others). You can also check out Chris in his videocast, along with Martin Thomas and Danni Danger, that One Of Us does with our friends at Bell of Lost Souls: Crossover Event. He also regularly guests on the video game website Rage Select. Follow Chris on Twitter and Facebook and check out his Amazon Wish List.

 

 

Bradly Martin (Screener Squad, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)

Bradly Martin was born in the united states and grew up on a healthy diet of sports, films, and books. A rather shy lad who kept to himself, Bradly soon discovered the best way to know a person was to know w...