B-Movie Gazette: CANDY CANE LANE (2023) - IT'S NOT EXACTLY AN INSTANT CLASSIC BUT IT IS COLORFUL, IMAGINATIVE AND ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE EDDIE MURPHY

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

Sunday, December 24, 2023

CANDY CANE LANE (2023) - IT'S NOT EXACTLY AN INSTANT CLASSIC BUT IT IS COLORFUL, IMAGINATIVE AND ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE EDDIE MURPHY

Going to have to keep this one short and sweet which I'm sure will please a lot of people, but seriously this is a pretty decent Christmas film, a comedy-adventure-fantasy might be a good way to term it. Stalwart producer Brian Grazer was at the helm here and it shows. A fun and festive film based on the 12 days of Christmas, we highly recommend this one, Merry Christmas to all! 3.0 stars/5