Black Ops, also known as The Ascent or Stairs, is a 2019 independent action horror film directed by Tom Paton.[4]
| Black Ops | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Tom Paton |
| Written by | Tom Paton |
| Produced by | George Burt Alexa Waugh[3] |
| Starring | Rachel Warren Simon Meacock Bentley Kalu Samantha Schnitzler Shayne Ward Toby Osmond |
| Cinematography | George Burt |
| Music by | Max Sweiry |
| Distributed by | Samuel Goldwyn Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom[2] |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
A special ops military team find themselves stuck on an endless staircase and must fix their past sins against civilians or die on the stairs.[3]
Cast edit
- Shayne Ward as Will Stanton
- Bentley Kalu as Ben Garrett
- Samantha Schnitzler as Kia Clarke
- Alana Wallace as Hayley Nolan
- Toby Osmond as Jack Ford
- Sophie Austin as Emma Walker
- Spencer Collings as Carter Harris
- Simon Meacock as Shaun Buxton
- Phoebe Robinson-Galvin as Rachel Ryan
- Julia Szamalek as The Prisoner
- Matt Malecki as Mateus
- Rachel Warren as The Mother
- Piotr Baumann as Pavel
Release edit
The film premiered at the 2019 FrightFest[3] on 26 August, and released on 12 June 2020 as direct to video on demand.[3]
Reception edit
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 67% of 9 critics' reviews are positive.[5] It is described by reviewers as being either military horror,[6] or action and horror.[3]
References edit
- ^ Rodgers, Matt (27 August 2019). "Arrow Video Frightfest 2019 Review – Stairs". Flickering Myth. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ Movies and Mania, 6 July 2019, viewed 29 May 2022
- ^ a b c d e Billington, Alex. 24 April 2020. FirstShowing.net, FirstShowing.net, viewed 28 May 2022.
- ^ Crow, Roger. "THE ASCENT [BLACK OPS] (2019) – FILM REVIEW". On: Yorkshire Magazine. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ Black Ops, Rotten Tomatoes, viewed 29 May 2022
- ^ MLMillerWrites, 15 June 2020, viewed 29 May 2022
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