Phoenix Forgotten

Phoenix Forgotten is borderline generic, desert-set found footage that apes the aforementioned Witchiness and genre constraints to a snooze-worthy T.

Yes, it's a found-footage film, a genre that seemed played out not long after it arrived, and "Phoenix Forgotten" doesn't do anything to revive it.

Another disappointingly derivative imitation of The Blair Witch Project, this time mashed up with The X-Files franchise.

Most found-footage horror films owe a sizable debt to The Blair Witch Project, but few have aped the genre's touchstone quite as shamelessly as does Phoenix Forgotten.

Phoenix Forgotten is a surprisingly effective mystery more focused on the obsession that comes with unexplained phenomena than with loud noises in the night.

This umpteenth retread of the 'Blair Witch' formula adds nothing new of note to the tired found-footage horror genre.

...a fairly standard found-footage thriller that ultimately does feel long even at just 87 minutes...

Enjoyment of Phoenix Forgotten ultimately depends on how much the individual viewer likes found footage movies.

This mix of fact and fiction isn't all that scary but it does whip up some intense and paranoid moments.

If you're looking around your local multiplex and noticing a distinct lack of scary movies right now, you could do a lot worse than Phoenix Forgotten.