B-MOVIE OF THE MONTH - GULAG (TV 1985)

This month B-Movie Gazette dives into the prison genre and who doesn't like a good prison flick? Gulag is an extremely well-produced TV movie originally made for HBO before wandering out to obscurity-land. David Keith is in top form as a sportscaster and while covering an event in Moscow is framed by the KGB. Unable to prove his innocence a prison escape is now inevitable, just how will he do it? Malcolm McDowell co-stars, this is a good one folks! 2.75 stars/2.75

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

DANNY GLOVER, STEVE ZAHN & LEELEE SOBIESKI ARE ALL ABOARD THE "NIGHT TRAIN" (2009) ALONG WITH A DEAD BODY AND A MYSTERIOUS BOX WITH TREASURES

 

A sort of Christmas death train as these main characters are all headed home for the holidays, or so they think. An old man dies and leaves a mysterious little box that whoever looks into it sees something they wish for like jewels, etc. The three main characters start to pit against each other for the box and eventually Sobieski's character becomes a total psychopath with Glover the laid back conductor (hey, that rhymes) and Steve Zahn, a pushy and slightly nerdy salesman. 

Done on a super low budget and released straight to DVD, the movie has a pretty nice look to it considering it's obvious the interiors are sets and the exteriors models. The three leads all more than carry their weight and it's these things working together that makes it a pretty entertaining watch. I will warn you however, the ending is frustrating and mentioned the most as viewer's thing they disliked. Night Train currently streams free on Tubi.   2.75 stars/2.75



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