Do you love your film reels found in some dump or ogre’s nest somewhere? Does the camcorder look make it all feel real to you? Then check out these found footage flicks:

The Last Broadcast (1998)

From our review: “Because it’s meant to simulate a low-budget documentary, these things come across not as amateur or sloppy, but rather authentic. I’ve heard stories about people who’ve come across this movie on TV and confused it with an actual, real documentary, and I believe them.”

The Blair Witch Project (1999)

From our review: “Excuse me, but what college nerd would film a behind-the-scenes documentary of the real documentary? Are they that egotistic? In any case, this low budget approach works effectively to heighten the relatable realism and work around all sorts of obvious limitations.”

Paranormal Activity (2007)

From our review: “Katie’s simmering anger at Micah’s insistence that the camera is doing more good than harm is the fulcrum on which the whole plot moves, and more notably transforms the footage itself into a judgement on Micah himself.”

Cloverfield (2008)

From our review: “As a mysterious massive monster savagely attacks NYC, the man with the camera resolves to document the attack for posterity even as it becomes more and more dangerous to be running around holding a camcorder up to one’s eye.”

Europa Report (2013)

From our review: “The found footage style doesn’t really lend anything other than another band-aid for a smaller budget, and longer stretches of boring scenes had me sighing with frustration.”

The Houses October Built (2014)

From our review: “They’re also menaced by antagonistic clowns and a six-foot tall blood-stained bunny wielding an axe, and I’m now wondering why the entire movie wasn’t built around that character.”