Movie thoughts 6-14-2020

Black Ops (aka Stairs) movie is okay. It is a British scifi film by director Tom Paton, who also directed Black Site (which is more successful).  A group of soldiers is trapped in a never ending stairwell after an assignment. The film does not quite come together I think. I am not sure why though. Some actors from Black Site return. If Black Ops pops up on streaming, it is worth checking out but it might not be worth buying.  However I am still interested in Patton's next film.

Sabrina Carpenter has a new movie the Short History of the Long Road coming out digitally next week. It looks interesting. She plays a teenage girl living in an RV with her father on the fringes of society. The basic plot sounds a bit like Leave No Trace.  Reviews are good on average and the film is at 70% on Rotten Tomatoes. I should have a review next week.

Escape Room holds up. I think there is supposed to be a sequel next year. I wonder if there is a way to do a sequel without it seeming too similar from the first one. I still think the opening scene was a mistake.

Warner Brothers apparently cannot think of a way to make a solo Superman movie work. This story broke on twitter. I gurss I am not surprised but it seems odd that no one in the Warner Brothers studio brain trust understands Superman.