There are very few genres of film (specifically horror film) that are more divisive than the so-called “found footage” category. Ever since the Italian exploitation classic “Cannibal Holocaust” sparked a frenzy in both the media and the court of law in 1980, viewers have showered this unique subset of cinema with both healthy praises and much-needed criticism. Though there is more than a handful of lazily conceived and poorly-crafted misfires, the staggering amount of genuine cleverness, commitment to authentic tension-building and sometimes sheer innovation that found-footage films can offer, makes all the ridicule and malice directed towards them unfair and even puzzling.