You can be forgiven. If your first thought when you hear the phrase, “found-footage mockumentary” is a sincere wish that somebody should have released a Web virus long ago to wipe every copy of The Blair Witch Project off every server on Earth, that’s certainly understandable. So I’m aware of the risk I’m taking by going on record to say that The Midnight Swim — a moody, enigmatic found-footage ghost story about three sisters discovering the ominous mystery surrounding the lake that claimed their mother’s life — demonstrates there’s still something new and moving to be discovered in this debased genre. Click on the player to hear my review for WBAI 99.5FM’s Hour of the Wolf, or right-click the link to download.
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