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Knights Of Badassdom (film review by Frank Ochieng).
The 2011 horror comedy ‘Knights Of Badassdom’s behind-the-scenes shenanigans may unintentionally rival the cheeky antics you see in front of the camera. The fact that…
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December 2013
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The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug (film review by Frank Ochieng).
Avid moviegoers are once again reacquainted with the imaginative scope of J.R.R. Tolkien’s festive wonderworld in writer-director Peter Jackson’s frenetic follow-up to ‘The…
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The Last Days on Mars (film review by Frank Ochieng).
Filmmaker Ruairi Robinson’s derivative danger-in-space sci-fi thriller ‘The Days On Mars’ not only sports an uneventful movie title but lacks any distinctive pizzazz to its…
November 2013
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (film review) by Frank Ochieng.
‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ does what a formidable sequel should to do in concept…capitalise on the enormous success of its predecessor and…
September 2013
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Riddick (film review) by Frank Ochieng.
In all fairness, ‘Riddick’ is not the first clumsy film franchise to not recognize how it overstayed its welcome and it won’t be…
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Getaway (film review) by Frank Ochieng.
The high-octane hideousness behind ‘Getaway’ is indeed an on-screen traffic accident that will drive one to immediately rip up their auto club membership…
August 2013
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Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters by Frank Ochieng (film review).
The refreshing twist about ‘Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters’ is that it is a children’s nautical fantasy geared to introducing the youngsters to…
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The Wolverine by Frank Ochieng (film review).
Finally the so-called breakout star of ‘The X-Men’ movie series gets to fly solo yet again (after ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’) and test the…
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The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones by Frank Ochieng (film review).
Well, the search for the next ‘Twilight’ phenomenon continues desperately as Hollywood coughs up yet another pretender in the clunky supernatural serial ‘The…
June 2013
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After Earth (film review by Frank Ochieng).
The practice of nepotism in Hollywood — as in other areas of industry — can be a mixed bag of sorts. On one…
May 2013
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Erased (film review by Frank Ochieng).
The thought of churning out another ‘daddy-and-daughter-in-danger’ spy flick seemed somewhat bewildering considering the exhaustive overdose of the Liam Neeson ‘Taken’ films still…
April 2013
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Pain & Gain (Frank’s Take) (film review).
Filmmaker Michael Bay continues to tap into the spinal cord of his frenetic flicks that toss around manufactured cheese and chills with forceful…