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Black Box

2020

Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour

Mamoudou Athie, Phylicia Rashad, Amanda Christine, Tosin Morohunfola ...

5.4

2,485

Horror. Sci-Fi. Thriller

Horror. Sci-Fi. Thriller

"Black Box" is about a man struggling to regain his memory after surviving a tragic car accident. Desperate to return to his former self while trying to raise his daughter, he receives an experimental treatment that helps him probe into a past which suddenly feels too dark to be his own.

	Media	Author	Review
		David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"Osei-Kuffour Jr. makes a solid feature directing debut with the absorbing mind-bender 'Black Box' (...) The confident storytelling keeps you watching"
		Al Horner Empire	"A solid thriller that benefits from strong performances and a screenplay packed with philosophical anguish (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Chris Evangelista SlashFilm	"While Osei-Kuffour Jr. is able to conjure up more than a few disturbing moments (...) 'Black Box' loses steam rather quickly"
		William Repass Slant	"While the acting fails on occasion to entirely convince (...) 'Black Box' remains notable for its nuanced psychosociological horror (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Phil Hoad The Guardian	"[It] registers less than the simple psychological tension that builds (...) [It has] little to add to the African American experience (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Nick Allen rogerebert.com	"The lo-fi surreality of 'Black Box' blossoms with an excellent and twisty third act (...) When you watch a debut like 'Black Box,' you just know that the director is going to be around for a while (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"[It has] a genuine emotional potency."
		John Serba Decider	"[It] is like a cardboard box in the rain — starts off sturdy but slowly falls apart."
		Eric Kohn IndieWire	"Osei-Kuffour’s debut is notable for the way it navigates the issue of race while allowing the underlying metaphor to be more expansive"

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