7/27/2023 0 Comments Black hole short film analysis![]() The perfect dinner is quick interrupted by an old friend of Ben’s, Shawn (Josh Schnell) ringing the doorbell. The lighting, audio track, dialogue, and chemistry between the two is perfect. ![]() The rapport the two have, and the bouncy chemistry between them is top notch it could easily be featured in a feature film of any genre. The film’s opening is professional quality, featuring the aforementioned Ben cooking dinner with his girlfriend Rachel (Teagan Rose). And its many positive reviews in the YouTube comment section and solid 7.6 rating on IMDb show it may have found its niche. However, Phillips does enough right to make this a spooky production. However, the short suffers somewhat by setting up too many elements in too short a run-time, and, to me, showing too much. The alarm that the film raises, as well as some of the fear, is earned. Its set piece-an old friend drops off a present to one of the main stars (Ben, played by Nick Tag)-has elements of other films (see “The Gift,” “ It Follows”). ![]() Phillips’ short horror piece “ Other Side of the Box” is a concept film that keeps its atmosphere simple and its horror contained.
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