It doesn’t help that the story is a series of red herrings without any complex characters to read into. Unfortunately, Broadcast Signal Intrusion transitions into a more procedural thriller, prioritizing in-person interviews with persons of interest that lack suspense. Someone wants this to stay buried, as even asking about its whereabouts turns out to be reason enough to play someone on an FBI watchlist. ![]() ![]() This technological cold case also allows for refreshing investigative tactics, forcing James to peruse defunct online message boards for clues while hunting down the other tapes containing hacked footage (amusingly, one of the interrupted shows is a sitcom involving an android housewife). Naturally, this rare phenomenon leads James down a rabbit hole of mystery that hits closer to home upon realizing that the three hacked signals always came one day after its nefarious and unknown mastermind kidnapped and presumably murdered women, one of which happens to be his late ballerina wife seeing via VHS footage. Such is the case with director Jacob Gentry’s 1999 Chicago-set Broadcast Signal Intrusion, which follows internally tormented video archivist James (Harry Shum Jr., a bit lost whenever tasked with displaying emotion unless it’s having a breakdown over his obsession with this personal case) who, while transferring VHS tapes to DVD, stumbles across hacked live television from the 1980s inserting a creepy plastic-masked sending off an ominous vibe. It’s always frustrating when a filmmaker abandons the central concept providing their film uniqueness and intrigue. In the late 90s, a video archivist unearths a series of sinister pirate broadcasts and becomes obsessed with uncovering the dark conspiracy behind them. ![]() Angelo, Jennifer Jelsema, Arif Yampolsky, Michael B. Starring Harry Shum Jr., Kelley Mack, Chris Sullivan, James Swanton, Justin Welborn, Madrid St.
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