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| Black Site | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tom Paton |
| Written by | Tom Paton |
| Produced by | George Burt Craig Hinde Mikel Iriarte Alexa Waugh |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | George Burt |
| Edited by | Tom Paton |
| Music by | Max Sweiry |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Black Site is a 2018 British science-fiction action horror film directed by Tom Paton, starring Samantha Schnitzler, Mike Beckingham, Kris Johnson, Bentley Kalu, Angela Dixon, Phoebe Robinson-Rodrigues, Sophia Del Pizzo, Andy Gibbins, Jessica-Jane Clement, Fredi Nwaka and Alana Wallace.
Cast
- Samantha Schnitzler as Ren Reid
- Esme Douthwaite as Young Ren
- Mike Beckingham as Sam
- Kris Johnson as Erebus
- Bentley Kalu as Jay Austin
- Angela Dixon as Jennifer Wilkinson
- Phoebe Robinson-Rodrigues as Ker
- Sophia Del Pizzo as Danforth
- Andy Gibbins as Agent Joe Washbourn
- Jessica-Jane Clement as Agent Ackerman
- Fredi Nwaka as Agent Braus
- Alana Wallace as Helen Reid
- Lauren Ashley Carter as Agent Leonhart
- Henry Douthwaite as Rob Reid
- Toby Osmond as August Kellerman
Release
The film premiered at FrightFest on 27 August 2018.
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 67% based on 9 reviews.
James Perkins of Starburst rated the film 7 stars out of 10 and wrote that it is "more proof that Tom Paton is a true rising Director in British Independent cinema and must be championed for taking inspiration and adding his own flavour."
Anton Bitel of SciFiNow called the film a "loving homage to the kind of anything-goes paranoid sci-fi actioners which were once the specialty of Carpenter and Cronenberg."
Kevin Scott of PopHorror wrote: "The fluidity of funneling the character development, the mythos, and the action sequences into the plot make it an automatic recommend."
Bobby LePire of Film Threat gave the film a score of 4.5/10 and wrote: "Paton is a fantastic visual stylish with a flair for action, but despite the efforts of a talented cast, the characters have little depth and spend so much expositing about this world that nothing happens for a while."
References
- Barkan, Jonathan (12 July 2018). "FrightFest 2018: Exclusive BLACK SITE Trailer Mixes Carpenter and Lovecraft With Martial Arts". Dread Central. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- "Black Site". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- Perkins, James. "BLACK SITE". Starburst. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- Bitel, Anton (27 August 2018). "BLACK SITE FIRST LOOK REVIEW ARROW VIDEO FRIGHTFEST 2018". SciFiNow. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- Scott, Kevin (12 April 2019). "Tom Paton's Sci-Fi Horror Hybrid, 'Black Site,' (2019) Movie Review". PopHorror. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- LePire, Bobby (22 April 2019). "BLACK SITE". Film Threat. Retrieved 30 January 2023.