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Brightburn (2019) [a film review by Frank Ochieng]
It would have been very interesting sitting inside a Hollywood movie studio board meeting when a pitch was made for a unique kind…
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FrankOchieng
Frank Ochieng has contributed film reviews to SF Crowsnest off and on since 2003. He has been published in other various movie site venues throughout the years. Ochieng has been part of The Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) and had written film reviews for The Boston Banner newspaper (USA) and frequently is a media/entertainment panelist on WBZ NewsRadio 1030 AM on "The Jordan Rich Show" in Boston, Massachusetts/USA.
June 2019
NewsHorror
Ma (2019) [a film review by Frank Ochieng].
Mother Nature has a stormy forecast of hackneyed horror cloudiness on the pseudo-suspenseful radar courtesy of director Tate Taylor’s sketchy macabre maternal thriller…
May 2019
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Aladdin (2019) [a film review by Frank Ochieng].
Gather around in unison folks as the continuous chanting of ‘they should have left it well alone’ echoes against the Disney walls. Of…
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El Chicano (2019) [a film review by Frank Ochieng]
The super-hero film craze has proven to be popcorn-pleasing box office gold over the last several years or so within Hollywood circles. Plus,…
April 2019
NewsScifi
The Top Ten American SF/Fantasy TV Catchphrases
We all have our chosen preferences when it comes to embracing our favorite SF/Fantasy shows and the characters that are featured on these…
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The Top Ten SF/Fantasy Vintage TV Female Power Player Characters
Throughout the years there has been a convincing amount of Girl Power representation within the SF/Fantasy TV genre. These resilient women on the…
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The Top Ten American TV SF/fantasy siblings.
Sibling rivalry has never shined at an all-time high on American television. In the genre of SF/fantasy-based TV, the showcasing of siblings in…
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The Top Ten American TV SF/fantasy mortals.
American TV audiences of SF/fantasy programming throughout the years had benefited from some of the most treasured televised characters ever to be broadcast.…
NewsHorror
The Curse Of La Llorona (2019) [a film review by Frank Ochieng]
While the protagonists in director Michael Chaves flimsy frightfest ‘La Llorona’ feel the so-called ominous curse at large, some moviegoers may feel…
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The Top Ten American SF/Fantasy TV Show openings.
One of the most overlooked parts of a television show is its opening credits. After all, the opening of a TV series kind…
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The Top Ten American TV SF Sidekicks
What is it like to have a sidekick within the realm of an American SF television series? Well, one can certainly ask the…
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Hellboy (2019) [a film review by Frank Ochieng]
Okay, folks…here is a riddle that is in need of solving: what is painfully bloated, bombastic, loud, obnoxious and truly unnecessary in its…