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

Monday, December 16, 2024

MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE (1986) - I FINALLY WATCHED THE ONLY STEPHEN KING HE DIRECTED HIMSELF - 5 REASONS IT WAS DOOMED FROM THE START

 

Not as bad as I thought it would be and I made it all the way through - 

FIVE REASONS I THINK IT WAS DOOMED 

1. I read Night Shift in high school, loved it and still think it's his best collection of short stories but most of the stories in that excellent book don't warrant a full feature, The Mangler a classic example.

2. When the director shows up to set and the front gate guard won't even let him in because he looks so drugged out, it's time to wrap. 

3. What a poor waste of Emilio Estevez' always underrated talents.

4. The last time I saw blocking that bad, the Jets lost by 35 points. 

5. A wonderful DOP named Armando Nannuzzi lost his shooting eye in an accident, see #2

1.5 stars/5

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