*1/2 Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones

A livelier setting rejuvenates the old found-footage formula

Screenwriter Christopher Landon directs the fifth installment of Paramount's long-running franchise.

As the absence of a numeral and a non-Halloween date indicates, this weekend's "Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones," the latest installment in the popular ...

“The Marked Ones,” the fifth film in the “Paranormal Activity” franchise, aims for a new market with the same special effects.

“The Marked Ones,” the fifth film in the “Paranormal Activity” franchise, aims for a new market with the same special effects.

The entertaining chemistry between the two young leads almost saves this tired entry in the "found footage" horror genre.

With “Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones”, this found footage franchise abandons the lull you to sleep creepiness of found surveillance footage for ful...

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones isn’t as scary as its predecessors, but strong characters & clever story layers prove the mythology is worth expanding.

Sloppy shaky cam and choppy edits limit drag down what is a tight, solid take on the low-budget horror model

The horror series is re-energized with a charismatic cast, more unexpected scares and humor.

“Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones” may not exactly breathe new life into the found-footage horror subgenre, but it certainly represents a shot in the...

The fifth entry in the series is set in a Mexican-American neighborhood in California.