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Shazam! (2019) [a film review by Frank Ochieng].

April 11, 2019 FrankOchieng 533 Views 1 Comment fantasy, SHAZAM!, superheroes. DC Comics

The Marvel Comics Universe won’t lose sleep anytime soon in terms of its dominance at the box office. Nevertheless, they

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Beauty And The Beast (Le Belle et Le Bete) (film review by Frank Ochieng)

September 25, 2016 FrankOchieng 501 Views 0 Comments Beauty and the Beast, fairy tale, fantasy, French fable, mystery and romance

It seems as if big screen dueling cinematic fairy tales are the trend within the last few years at the

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Transcendence (film review by Frank Ochieng).

April 20, 2014 FrankOchieng 674 Views 0 Comments drama, fantasy, Johnny Depp, Morgan Freeman, sci-fi and technology, Transcendence

Cinematographer-turned-director Wally Pfister (a close film-making collaborator with movie mastermind Christopher Nolan) decides to take on the realm of technology

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Almost Human (2013) (film review by Frank Ochieng)

March 5, 2014 FrankOchieng 1283 Views 0 Comments alien invader movie, Almost Human, fantasy, horror, sci-fi and gore, science fiction, slasher film

Writer-director-photographer Joe Begos certainly shows a passion for low budget horror flicks, particularly the variety from the 1980s where these

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Vampire Academy (film review by Frank Ochieng).

February 8, 2014 FrankOchieng 607 Views 0 Comments action and adventure, fantasy, girls boarding school, horror, Richelle Mead, sci fi, supernatural thriller, suspense & mystery, Vampire Academy, vampires

The giddy vampire vixens showcased in director Mark Waters’s horror fantasy ‘Vampire Academy’ do not seem to have any considerable choppers while

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Knights Of Badassdom (film review by Frank Ochieng).

January 27, 2014 FrankOchieng 809 Views 0 Comments action adventure, comedy, demons, fantasy, horror, medieval times, Peter Dinklage, science fiction, warriors and wizards

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.

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I, Frankenstein (film review by Frank Ochieng).

January 25, 2014 FrankOchieng 558 Views 0 Comments Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, fantasy, Frankenstein, horror, I, Mary Shelley, monster movies, sci fi

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

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The Legend Of Hercules (film review by Frank Ochieng).

January 18, 2014 FrankOchieng 584 Views 0 Comments action and adventure, fantasy, Greek mythology, Hercules, Kellan Lutz, sci fi

Greek mythology’s famous strongman ironically fails to bust out of director Renny Harlin’s weak-kneed and corroded costume drama ‘The Legend

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The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug (film review by Frank Ochieng).

December 16, 2013 FrankOchieng 538 Views 1 Comment action adventure, Benedict Cumberpatch, Evangeline Lilly, fantasy, Ian McKellen, J.R.R. Tolkien, Martin Freeman, Middle Earth, Peter Jackson, science fiction, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

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

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (film review) by Frank Ochieng.

November 23, 2013 FrankOchieng 459 Views 0 Comments action adventure, fantasy, Jennifer Lawrence, political thriller, suzanne collins, The Hunger Games

‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ does what a formidable sequel should to do in concept…capitalise on the enormous success of