B-MOVIE OF THE MONTH - DEAD END (2003)

Made for less than a million dollars, the slightly obscure Dead End is a chilling little indie you don't want to miss. It might just be the best Christmas horror movie no one ever heard of and every dollar is up there on the screen. It's quirky, weird, funny, bizarre, and scary all at once. Black comedy for sure but much more, this would make a nice double feature with The Perfect Host, another movie we're big on around here. So, grab some eggnog and a snack or two and check out the inimitable Ray Wise with legendary Lin Shaye as they take their family down a wrong turn, what's up with this road? Why doesn't it end? After all, they're just trying to make it to Christmas Eve dessert at Frank's mother's house. Tubi, Plex, Freevee, enjoy! 2.75 stars/2.75

Saturday, May 28, 2022

RAY LIOTTA PASSES AT 67, BUMMER! - HERE'S ONE OF HIS LESSER KNOWN PERFORMANCES AS AN UNDERCOVER COP IN "TICKET OUT" (2012)

 

Alexandra Breckenridge stars as a battered wife trying to keep her and her kids from an abusive husband played excellently by Billy Burke. She hooks up with the underground railroad by calling a phone number slipped to her and "Jim" played by Liotta shows up. A sort of road trip journey and chase follows. She's unaware that he's also an undercover cop but it won't be for long. Will they make it to the airstrip up north that'll take them to Canada or will the husband find her?

What I would call a serviceable thriller or "a good 2-star movie" Nice one for weekend mornings. Streams free on Tubi.  2.5 stars/5

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