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, October 16, 2021

ANDREW STEVENS IS STALKING MICHAEL SARRAZIN'S GIRLFRIEND IN "THE SEDUCTION" (1982) - MORGAN FAIRCHILD IS THE TV NEWS ANCHOR WHO HAS EVERYONE IN A TIZZY

I don't know if I should feel proud or embarrassed that I saw this in the theaters when it first came out. I do know I had completely forgotten about it until showing up recently in a Vudu sale. (And by the way I still call it Vudu, not Vudu Fandango. Who the hell wants to say Vudu Fandango when you can say Vudu?) 

Further surprise came when I discovered that it has held up well thru the decades, in fact, it's a pretty decent thriller all in all. Probably one of the last good things Michael Sarrazin did and the height of stardom for Andrew Stevens who up until then had appeared in small parts or five-liners (Shampoo, Las Vegas Lady among others)

Also look for a young Coleen Camp in a great supporting role. Without spoiling, one of the things I really liked about this was the ending was very realistic and truly fits the profile of these stalkers and what happens to them ultimately. This one's worth checking out and is on sale for seven dollars right now on Vudu. That's Vudu, not Vudu Fandango. 3.0 stars/5

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