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

Friday, March 15, 2024

MARK RUFFALO & ETHAN HAWKE ARE OLD SOUTH BOSTON CHUMS WHO TURN TO CRIME TO PAY THE BILLS IN "WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU" (2008)


 

Who says crime don't pay when you come home and haven't seen each other in a long time? Our two leads are great in this little mob crime thriller that flew way below the radar. After a decent premier at TFF, the film had a very small release before Yari Film Group collapsed. 

It's a pretty decent crime thriller and has a prison sequence in the middle which is cool. Action sequences are excellently produced. Hawke is his usual self, Ruffalo is actually really good, classic pout and all. Amanda Peet as Hawke's wife I could do without here and pretty much everything she's been in. Donnie Walberg has a supporting role as a probation officer, he's been way better but I always enjoy seeing him, mostly the opposite with his more famous brother. What Doesn't Kill You streams on Tubi, Plex, Pluto and other free services.    2.75 stars/5



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