NewsHorror
The Prodigy [2019] (a film review by Frank Ochieng).
So it appears that ‘The Prodigy’ is the latest evil kid creepfest to re-emerge and offer its familiar spin on the bizarre brat from…
The SFcrowsnest archive
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.
February 2019
NewsFilms
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part [2019] (a film review by Frank Ochieng).
Well, ‘The Lego Movie’ film franchise can at least say that it had its playful run throughout the years since the original blueprint became a…
NewsHorror
Painkillers [2019] (a film review by Frank Ochieng)
Director Roxy Shih’s (‘The Tribe’) psychological thriller ‘Painkillers’ is a horror showcase of a different kind. The decorated demons and lingering despair do not…
NewsFantasy
Mary Poppins Returns [2018] (a film review by Frank Ochieng).
One is not sure whether it is foolish or challenging to revisit the vintage magic, festivity and wonderment of the 60s classic musical ‘Mary…
NewsFilms
Miss Bala [2019] (a film review by Frank Ochieng).
Clearly, enlisting the vivacious actress Gina Rodriguez as an exotic, harried heroine out to kick some Mexican baddie tail in the action and…
NewsHorror
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror [2019] (a film review by Frank Ochieng)
One of the familiar clichés that have always been identified in mainstream horror cinema is that ‘the black guy or gal is always…
January 2019
NewsHorror
Escape Room (2019) (a film review by Frank Ochieng)
The formulaic frightener ‘Escape Room’ is certainly not worth entering for its cheap, collapsed creepiness. This half-baked horror sideshow will make its audience feel trapped…
NewsHorror
The Final Wish (2019) (a film review by Frank Ochieng).
‘The Final Wish’ is strangely contemplative in its attempt to shine an eerie light on the mysteries of death and estrangement. Director Timothy…
NewsCri-Fi
Widows (2018) (a film review by Frank Ochieng)
Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen (’12 Years a Slave’) commits a notable heist of his own that has nothing to do with his capable…
NewsScifi
Deadpool 2 (2018) (a film review by Frank Ochieng)
Deadpool rules! Okay, admittedly this is an unconventional way to segue into a film review without sounding like a giddy fanboy. Nevertheless, the…
NewsScifi
Bumblebee (2018) (a film review by Frank Ochieng)
Filmmaker Michael Bay finally did right by the ‘Transformers’ movie series regarding his monotonous, massive mechanical misfits. Instead of helming another insipid instalment…
October 2017
NewsScifi
Blade Runner 2049 (a film review by Frank Ochieng).
Hail to the Science Fiction gods as they came to their senses and granted upon the eagerly movie-going masses the long-awaited arrival of…