Stars: Eric Roberts, Neeley Dayan, Anna DeRusso, Scott Mazzapica, Sara Kamine, Shelby Wright | Written by Ryan Ebert | Directed by Jose Prendes
Heretics, which shouldn’t be confused with Heretic or even The Heretics as much as its makers, mockbuster kings The Asylum, would like you to. The film is, surprisingly, only their second foray into this style of filmmaking, with their first found footage attempt being 2013’s Asylum: The Lost Footage. That’s surprising for a studio renowned for producing low-budget, high-concept films. Heretics should have been the perfect opportunity for them to capitalise on the popularity and ease of found footage films. Unfortunately, however, the results are less than impressive.
The film begins with a somewhat nostalgic opening sequence. We hear the whir of a VHS tape being inserted into a player, followed by a flickering static video and the appearance of cryptic praises for Lilith.
Once past that,...
Heretics, which shouldn’t be confused with Heretic or even The Heretics as much as its makers, mockbuster kings The Asylum, would like you to. The film is, surprisingly, only their second foray into this style of filmmaking, with their first found footage attempt being 2013’s Asylum: The Lost Footage. That’s surprising for a studio renowned for producing low-budget, high-concept films. Heretics should have been the perfect opportunity for them to capitalise on the popularity and ease of found footage films. Unfortunately, however, the results are less than impressive.
The film begins with a somewhat nostalgic opening sequence. We hear the whir of a VHS tape being inserted into a player, followed by a flickering static video and the appearance of cryptic praises for Lilith.
Once past that,...
- 5/22/2025
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Stars: Eric Roberts, Neeley Dayan, Anna DeRusso, Scott Mazzapica, Sara Kamine, Shelby Wright | Written by Ryan Ebert | Directed by Jose Prendes
The Asylum have a new film out, Heretics, which shouldn’t be confused with Heretic or even The Heretics as much as its makers would like you to. The film is, surprisingly, only their second foray into this style of filmmaking, with their first found footage attempt being 2013’s Asylum: The Lost Footage.
That’s surprising for a studio renowned for producing low-budget, high-concept films. Heretics should have been the perfect opportunity for them to capitalize on the popularity and ease of found footage films. Unfortunately, however, the results are less than impressive.
The film begins with a somewhat nostalgic opening sequence, we hear the whir of a VHS tape being inserted into a player, followed by flickering video static and the appearance of cryptic praises to Lilith.
Once...
The Asylum have a new film out, Heretics, which shouldn’t be confused with Heretic or even The Heretics as much as its makers would like you to. The film is, surprisingly, only their second foray into this style of filmmaking, with their first found footage attempt being 2013’s Asylum: The Lost Footage.
That’s surprising for a studio renowned for producing low-budget, high-concept films. Heretics should have been the perfect opportunity for them to capitalize on the popularity and ease of found footage films. Unfortunately, however, the results are less than impressive.
The film begins with a somewhat nostalgic opening sequence, we hear the whir of a VHS tape being inserted into a player, followed by flickering video static and the appearance of cryptic praises to Lilith.
Once...
- 12/19/2024
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
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