The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Black Box
Horror · Science Fiction · 2020
After losing his wife and his memory in a car accident, a single father undergoes an experimental treatment that causes him to question who he really is.
Movie details
Black Box
“There is no escape from who you really are.”
2020 Horror · Science Fiction 1h 40m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.4 / 10
Community rating
After losing his wife and his memory in a car accident, a single father undergoes an experimental treatment that causes him to question who he really is.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Black Box?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, Jr.
Written by
Stephen Herman · Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, Jr.
Mamoudou Athie
Nolan
Phylicia Rashād
Lillian
Amanda Christine
Ava
Tosin Morohunfola
Gary
Charmaine Bingwa
Miranda
Donald Watkins
Thomas
Troy James
Backwards Man
Court is in session
Put Black Box on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.