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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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June 2019
February 2019
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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…
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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…
October 2016
NewsHorror
‘Oh The Horror: Diversity Can Be Such A Macabre Masterpiece’ (movie article by Frank Ochieng).
Indeed, the saturation of the contemporary horror genre and all its conventional sub-divisions of conception have seen its better days. Although there is…
September 2016
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Blair Witch (film review by Frank Ochieng).
When ‘The Blair Witch Project’ burst upon the cinematic scene in 1999, it was an unspeakable breath of fresh air because it deviated away from…
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The Disappointments Room (film review by Frank Ochieng).
So here we go again…another derivative suburban haunted house horror showcase featuring a harried heroine’s beleaguered state of mind from the wicked walls…
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When The Bough Breaks (film review by Frank Ochieng).
The woefully generic ‘When The Bough Breaks’ has the gloss factor going for it to a certain extent. Truthfully, its presentable package of panicky polish…
August 2016
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Don’t Breathe (film review by Frank Ochieng)
There are several contemporary horror showcases that could certainly benefit from co-writer/director Fede Alvarez’s (‘Evil Dead’) edgy home invasion thriller ‘Don’t Breathe’. For starters,…
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Lights Out (film review by Frank Ochieng).
Although a simplistic and familiar theme is explored involving sinister forces tormenting a child in distress, Swedish director David F. Sandberg brings something…
January 2016
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The Forest (film review by Frank Ochieng)
The backbone of ‘The Forest’s conception is probably more fascinating than the horror film in which the narrative is based upon. Some may…
January 2015
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At The Devil’s Door (film review by Frank Ochieng).
Writer-director Nicholas McCarthy’s ‘At The Devil’s Door’ is a fright vehicle that dutifully tingles from time to time but somehow still feels strained in its…
December 2014
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The Sacrament (film review by Frank Ochieng).
The vastly underrated ‘The Sacrament’ dares to bring a chilly psychological spin on the disenfranchised in society that have willingly checked out of a nightmarish…