Tom Paton’s BLACK SITE Opens Its Doors To Hampered Epic Sci-Fi Poetry
Redwood and Pandorica director Tom Paton combines action, science fiction thrills and drama with a darkly-lit, slow burn tinge to the pacing in Black Site, his third feature film now hailing from Airpick Pictures and Tom Paton Film. Relatively modest in budget with an apt creative approach that makes an effort toward a bigger scope and scale at times, the performances are largely solid with a strong lead in actress and martial artist Samantha Schnitzler who carries her feature debut lead role with impressiveness and wit, and the necessary screenfighting chops to boot. From the start of opening credits, the score alone gives you the feeling of a paranormal sci-fi that pays homage to shows and films of the 1980s. Bits of nostalgia continue just a little more as the film progresses toward its modern day-set narrative, centering Paton’s H.P. Lovecraft-inspired tale on a remote facility in the woods that […]
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