NewsScifi
RoboCop (film review by Frank Ochieng).
The late 1980s was an ideal time for Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven’s original sci-fi techno-crime thriller ‘Robocop’ to make its presence known in the cynical…
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action and adventure
February 2014
NewsHorror
Vampire Academy (film review by Frank Ochieng).
The giddy vampire vixens showcased in director Mark Waters’s horror fantasy ‘Vampire Academy’ do not seem to have any considerable choppers while sinking their fangs…
NewsScifi
After The Dark (film review by Frank Ochieng).
The ambitious juggling act that is writer-director John Huddles’s ‘After The Dark’ is somewhat of a challenging one courtesy of its revolving themes. After all,…
January 2014
NewsFilms
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (a film review by Frank Ochieng).
The late Tom Clancy’s literary works chronicling the dynamic adventures of his beloved spy-hero Jack Ryan certainly has been decent espionage escapism for…
NewsFantasy
The Legend Of Hercules (film review by Frank Ochieng).
Greek mythology’s famous strongman ironically fails to bust out of director Renny Harlin’s weak-kneed and corroded costume drama ‘The Legend Of Hercules’, a…
December 2013
NewsFantasy
47 Ronin (film review by Frank Ochieng).
Okay folks…here is the riddle of the moment: what do you get when an expressionless Keanu Reeves moping around in a tedious and…
May 2013
NewsFilms
Star Trek Into Darkness (film review by Frank Ochieng).
In 2009, director J.J. Abrams revitalized the theatrical ‘Star Trek’ franchise by instilling a distinctive and decorative charge that provided avid Trekkie enthusiasts…