Film Review: ‘Missing’: A Twisty and Edgy Device-Based Crime Thriller

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1/23/2023Updated: 1/5/2024

PG-13 | 1h 51min | Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller | 20 January 2023 (USA)

The first-cousin-once-removed genre of “found footage,” the “screenlife” storytelling technique has been around since 2000 (“Thomas in Love”) and began growing in popularity a decade later.

Michael Clark

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Originally from the nation's capital, Michael Clark has provided film content to over 30 print and online media outlets. He co-founded the Atlanta Film Critics Circle in 2017 and is a weekly contributor to the Shannon Burke Show on FloridaManRadio.com. Since 1995, Clark has written over 5,000 movie reviews and film-related articles. He favors dark comedy, thrillers, and documentaries.

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