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Shazam! (2019) [a film review by Frank Ochieng].
The Marvel Comics Universe won’t lose sleep anytime soon in terms of its dominance at the box office. Nevertheless, they should keep one…
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April 2019
September 2016
NewsScifi
Beauty And The Beast (Le Belle et Le Bete) (film review by Frank Ochieng)
It seems as if big screen dueling cinematic fairy tales are the trend within the last few years at the box office. Back…
April 2014
NewsScifi
Transcendence (film review by Frank Ochieng).
Cinematographer-turned-director Wally Pfister (a close film-making collaborator with movie mastermind Christopher Nolan) decides to take on the realm of technology cynicism in the…
March 2014
NewsHorror
Almost Human (2013) (film review by Frank Ochieng)
Writer-director-photographer Joe Begos certainly shows a passion for low budget horror flicks, particularly the variety from the 1980s where these vintage frightfests were…
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…
January 2014
NewsFantasy
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…
NewsHorror
I, Frankenstein (film review by Frank Ochieng).
Sure, horror movies are supposed to be hideous by nature…you know…grotesque, macabre, twisted, unhinged and off-the-wall. However, co-writer/director Stuart Beattie’s disjointed disaster ‘I, Frankenstein’ gives…
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
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…
November 2013
ReviewScifi
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…
ReviewScifi
About Time by Frank Ochieng (film review).
‘About Time’ should not be considered an entirely different kind of romancer for filmmaker Richard Curtis. After all, the active movie mind behind…
June 2013
NewsScifi
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…