Milk & Serial

Milk and Serial follows two friends who have an extremely popular YouTube channel based on pranks. The movie starts with Milk's birthday party and things go south pretty quickly but what makes this not just another found footage horror flick is the acting and the script. I am a huge fan of found footage movies and I've seen the majority of them. Milk and Serial blows 99% of them out of the water. Everyone in the cast did an amazing job, but especially Milk and Seven (two main guys). You can feel their friendship (not matter how strange of a relationship they have). While this movie is only an hour long it packs a punch. A+

A couple years back that kid from stranger things released a found footage horror movie called Spree. It's about a murderous, incel, wannabe influencer that goes on a killing spree. It was so bad that I made people watch it, not because it was funny-bad, but because I needed to share my anger with others---- this is like if that movie was good.

In general, I find found-footage to be boring and unimaginative. I gave this a shot, because I think Curry Barker & Cooper Tomlinson are funny in sort of a GreatValue™ I Think You Should Leave way. I was ready for this to be bad. Almost expecting it - but I was pleasantly surprised. It's fairly straightforward - Maybe a little bit derivative or predictable at times, but Barkers performance is what sells it. I was not prepared for him to be 1) good at acting 2) actually horrifying. Worth the watch. An impressive directorial debut.

This 2024 indie horror flick is straight fire, and it's blowin' up all over YouTube. Directed by Curry Barker, who also stars in it, this movie was made on a shoestring budget of just $800, but don't let that fool you-it's legit one of the best horror films I've seen lately.

The plot centers around two YouTube pranksters who are always tryin' to outdo each other with wild stunts. But things take a dark turn when one prank goes way too far. I won't spoil it for y'all, but let's just say it gets real intense, real quick. The found-footage style makes it feel super authentic, like you're watchin' actual footage from these dudes' lives.

Curry Barker, who you might know from his YouTube channel, not only directed and wrote the film but also plays one of the main characters. His performance is raw and believable, makin' you feel every moment of tension. The other lead, Cooper Tomlinson, also delivers a solid performance, adding depth to the story with his portrayal of a prankster caught in over his head.

What's wild is that this film was shot over four months with a group of friends, usin' a Sony camcorder they later sold for a profit. Talk about guerrilla filmmaking! The low-budget vibe actually adds to the authenticity, makin' it feel like you're watchin' real events unfold.

Since its release on YouTube in August 2024, "Milk & Serial" has racked up hundreds of thousands of views and sparked a ton of discussions online. It's a testament to how creativity and a good story can trump big budgets. If you're into horror that's fresh, innovative, and a bit gritty, you gotta check this one out.

Overall, "Milk & Serial" is a standout in the 2024 horror scene. It's a chilling, thought-provoking film that stays with you long after the credits roll. Highly recommend givin' it a watch-just maybe not right before bed.

A lot of found footage horror movies over the years would have been a lot better served had they leaned into a shorter runtime. 90 minutes of footage is a seriously long time to justify someone keeping a camera running for. If 'Milk & Serial' had tried to push for an extra half an hour it could have undone all the great work this little gem of a film had created. This was a good one.

This was everything I like in a good found footage film. It's dark and constantly twisting and we know it is all building up to a treacherous ending. As far as this sub-genre goes, the acting is pretty good as well.

For a film available free on YouTube this was a great little treat. 9/10.

Curry Barker who plays Milk, has delivered a very unique piece of entertainment surrounding a cunning serial killer. Milk & his best friend Seven have a YouTube channel called 'prank bros' and they have some pretty serious pranks that's they play on each other. The film begins with the making of a prank, Seven is clearly the more serious one of the two of them, and plans to play a rather cruel prank on Milk, on his birthday of all days. The prank all goes slightly sinister when what appears to be a neighbour shows up at the door complaining about the noise and acting very sketchy. The film sounds simple but ends up full of twists and turns, with a bit of welcomed unpredictability. For a short movie, filmed on purpose in a kind of amateur way deliberately, it was really good. Definitely worth watching as it trumps the amount of entertaining you get from most films in a shorter amount of time. Also the acting from Milk was remarkable, I will now be checking out his other short movies and hope to see more of Curry Barkers name in the future.