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3/4
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Kung Fu Panda
(2008)
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Frank Ochieng
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Willingly raucous and revved up for your escapist consideration do welcome this plump yet profoundly prancing panda into your thrill-seeking heart.
Posted Jun 17, 2008
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2/4
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Jumper
(2008)
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Frank Ochieng
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Pared-down with flat-footed characterizations, tacked on scenic shots of worldly venues and a choppy script that isn't disciplined enough to tap into our escapist imaginations, Jumper is a toothless travelogue that treks up the wrong charted route.
Posted Mar 02, 2008
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2/4
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The Eye
(2008)
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Frank Ochieng
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The cornea-deprived caper The Eye definitely sports a blurry vision in the meager horror B-movie sweepstakes...never sees clearly in its search for doomsday enlightenment.
Posted Feb 19, 2008
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3.5/4
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Once
(2007)
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Frank Ochieng
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Carney's Once is definitely not enough...thoroughly inspirational, lyrical, charming and cheeky...a winning spark that ignites the lovelorn imagination.
Posted Dec 15, 2007
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3/4
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Talk to Me
(2007)
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Frank Ochieng
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Hysterically potent, thought-provoking and deliciously nostalgic. Overall, the proposed chatter is warranted in the movingly impish Talk to Me.
Posted Dec 06, 2007
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2/4
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Martian Child
(2007)
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Frank Ochieng
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Unfortunately for Martian Child this has more maple sap pouring out of it than a neglected Vermont tree looking for a good tapping.
Posted Nov 06, 2007
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3.5/4
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3:10 to Yuma
(2007)
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Frank Ochieng
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Sprawling, intriguing and handsomely shot, Yuma builds its gruff tension while being reminiscent of the frothy frontier flicks from yesteryear.
Posted Sep 07, 2007
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2/4
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Halloween
(2007)
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Frank Ochieng
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...blood-spilling banality...the sensationalism behind Zombie's directorial demeanor is merely a follow-the-dots frightfest with an exaggerated twitching disorder.
Posted Sep 05, 2007
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3.5/4
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Hairspray
(2007)
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Frank Ochieng
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...[a] refreshingly jubilant spin on filmmaker Waters' classic tongue-in-cheek tune-maker Hairspray...spirited pizzazz and a peppy ode to retro-artistic sentimentality
Posted Aug 31, 2007
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2.5/4
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Fracture
(2007)
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Frank Ochieng
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The slick ambience behind Fracture could be penetrating yet misleading. Hopkins's "Lecter-lite" persona adds some pathos to this old-fashioned yet stylistic whodunit.
Posted Apr 22, 2007
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1.5/4
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Perfect Stranger
(2007)
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Frank Ochieng
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Relentlessly cheesy, exhaustive and about as stimulating as a cold medicine tablet...In short, take this lofty advice and try not to talk to this particular Stranger.
Posted Apr 13, 2007
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3/4
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Grindhouse
(2007)
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Frank Ochieng
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Enthralling and exhilarating in its explosive camp-driven excess, Grindhouse is a combustible concoction that shamelessly stimulates the senses.
Posted Apr 06, 2007
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1.5/4
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The Reaping
(2007)
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Frank Ochieng
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Let's face it, folks...The Reaping is one eerie cinematic Easter ham that will be tough to swallow.
Posted Apr 04, 2007
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3/4
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The Lookout
(2007)
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Frank Ochieng
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The Lookout has its share of dramatic trickery and often strays into the gimmick boundaries. Nevertheless, Frank's nifty narrative is keenly smart, perceptive and edgy.
Posted Mar 31, 2007
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3/4
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Adam's Apples
(2005)
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Frank Ochieng
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Deliciously profane, dark and somber, Denmark's Adam's Apples is fiendishly ripe for the picking.
Posted Mar 28, 2007
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2/4
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The Last Mimzy
(2007)
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Frank Ochieng
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The Last Mimzy falls short of its expectations to grasp the aura of an escapist kiddie flick that distinctively startles and probes.
Posted Mar 27, 2007
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3/4
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Reign Over Me
(2007)
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Frank Ochieng
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Resourcefully edgy and profound in its moody heartstrings, Reign hovers over us like a bad hangover that can never be shaken.
Posted Mar 22, 2007
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3/4
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Shooting Dogs
(2005)
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Frank Ochieng
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With other African-oriented dramas making the noted rounds it's definitely warranted for "Beyond the Gates" to tell it like it is...in all shades of dimming black and white.
Posted Mar 13, 2007
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3.5/4
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The Host
(2006)
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Frank Ochieng
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Wickedly sardonic and fiercely fiendish in its perky presentation...a smart and simmering creature feature that crackles with percolating weirdness and wonderment.
Posted Mar 11, 2007
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3/4
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300
(2007)
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Frank Ochieng
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Artistically triumphant in its arresting visual spectacle. Undoubtedly, the hyperactive male psyche for violent-induced petulance is proudly on display in the extravagant 300
Posted Mar 08, 2007
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3.5/4
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Zodiac
(2007)
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Frank Ochieng
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[An] absorbingly sadistic psychological whodunnit. Fixating in its gripping hold, Zodiac is convincingly haunting in its head-scratching mode.
Posted Mar 03, 2007
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2.5/4
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Amazing Grace
(2006)
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Frank Ochieng
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...ponderous and relentlessly padded in its moral morass... Grace manages to work effectively as a crusading costume drama drenched in consciousness and conviction.
Posted Feb 26, 2007
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3/4
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Glastonbury
(2006)
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Frank Ochieng
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Temple is able to convey a perceptive and substantive mood pertaining to the staying power of this weirdly nuanced outdoor finger-snapping function.
Posted Feb 25, 2007
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2/4
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The Astronaut farmer
(2007)
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Frank Ochieng
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It's too bad that it takes a mess of rocket fuel to spark The Astronaut Farmer beyond its sugary surrealism...the sky's limit is applied to this heart-filled hokum.
Posted Feb 25, 2007
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2/4
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The Number 23
(2007)
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Frank Ochieng
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Schumacher's numerical nightmare is an anemic psychological thriller basking in contrivance...woefully muddled and lacking...the math doesn't quite add up.
Posted Feb 23, 2007
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3/4
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Bridge to Terabithia
(2007)
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Frank Ochieng
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Csupo ushers in an exciting and emotional action-adventure product that enchants and motivates the active imagination...Terabithia radiates with engaging enthusiasm.
Posted Feb 17, 2007
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3/4
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Breach
(2007)
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Frank Ochieng
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...suspenseful and calculating. As a stimulating thriller padded with cynical mind games, Breach flourishes with its vivid dosage of prestige and paranoia.
Posted Feb 15, 2007
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2/4
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Hannibal Rising
(2007)
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Frank Ochieng
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...a plodding prequel that's more detached than a separated body limb placed neatly on Lecter's dinner plate...a boorish slice of slaughterhouse cinema.
Posted Feb 09, 2007
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3.5/4
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The Lives of Others
(2006)
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Frank Ochieng
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A gripping tale of nightmarish voyeurism and the psychological abyss that elevates von Donnersmarck's European nail-biter. [A] sleek and intrusive communist caper.
Posted Feb 06, 2007
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2/4
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Puccini for Beginners
(2006)
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Frank Ochieng
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Reflectively transparent, inconsequential and slightly contrived in the same-sex love entanglement sweepstakes. Sadly, Maggenti's tepid romantic comedy gets lost in the perfunctory shuffle.
Posted Feb 02, 2007
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3.5/4
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Children of Men
(2006)
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Frank Ochieng
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Immensely thought-provoking and chillingly insightful...a resilient sci-fi fantasy that dares to contemplate the fate of mankind's chaotic impulsiveness.
Posted Jan 25, 2007
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3/4
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Don't Trip ... He Ain't Through With Me Yet!
(2006)
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Frank Ochieng
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Don't Trip...He Ain't Through With Me Yet! is the most decisive "Amen!" that the crafty and dapper Steve Harvey can get short of being baptized in the Nile River.
Posted Apr 02, 2006
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2/4
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Madea's Family Reunion
(2006)
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Frank Ochieng
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Reunion plays like some dizzy-minded daytime drama that's complete with transparent pesky personalities wrapped up in a numb sermonizing of faith and fruitless frolic.
Posted Feb 25, 2006
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3/4
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On the Outs
(2004)
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Frank Ochieng
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Granted that On the Outs doesn't explore any new realms of destitute city life but it still contains unspeakable moments of desolation and disillusionment.
Posted Feb 09, 2006
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3/4
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Manderlay
(2005)
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Frank Ochieng
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Manderlay certainly has its fair share of sanctimony and the familiarity of old school psychological racial conflict but it effectively works on the hungry psyche.
Posted Jan 28, 2006
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2/5
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Color of Night
(1994)
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Frank Ochieng
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A tawdry yet tepid sexual psychological thriller that feels very atmospheric in its proposed mystiqueness.
Posted Jan 20, 2006
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3/5
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Who's Harry Crumb?
(1989)
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Frank Ochieng
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An outlandishly fluffy whodunnit farce that generates its inspired nuttiness from the likable John Candy.
Posted Jan 20, 2006
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3/4
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
(2005)
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Frank Ochieng
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...an enticingly dark and absorbing spectacle that should satisfy the casual Star Wars fanatic who fancies an action-packed package full of emotional promise and prose.
Posted May 22, 2005
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3.5/4
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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
(2004)
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Frank Ochieng
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Unforgivable Blackness will stand as an absorbing microscope in reference to resilient black manhood in all its vulnerability and vitality.
Posted Jan 26, 2005
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3/4
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The Manchurian Candidate
(2004)
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Frank Ochieng
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Demme's The Manchurian Candidate is a political popcorn pleaser that's rousing in its sheer rawness.
Posted Jan 26, 2005
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1/4
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The Cookout
(2004)
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Frank Ochieng
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...a taxing and intolerable vehicle that has all the charm of a gold-toothed rapper's root canal. The Cookout is certainly not any food for thought.
Posted Jan 19, 2005
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2.5/4
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Coach Carter
(2005)
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Frank Ochieng
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...familiar in its feel-good delivery...a solid student-athlete melodrama that creeps up on you more convincingly than a three-point shot at the buzzer
Posted Jan 19, 2005
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3.5/4
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Kinsey
(2004)
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Frank Ochieng
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Unassumingly intoxicating in its frivolity and frankness, Kinsey arouses in more ways than one.
Posted Dec 27, 2004
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3/4
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Hotel Rwanda
(2004)
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Frank Ochieng
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...the consensus for heartbreak and rage is always at a premium high. This certainly can be said for filmmaker Terry George and his blistering genocide saga Hotel Rwanda
Posted Dec 27, 2004
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2/5
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Weekend at Bernie's II
(1993)
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Frank Ochieng
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Why would anyone want to be caught dead with Bernie and his banal buddies a second time around? Relentlessly labored and pointless
Posted Jun 24, 2004
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4/5
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Pumping Iron
(1977)
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Frank Ochieng
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An entertaining and intimate look body building and its devoted personalities. Pumping Iron has muscle and might in all the right witty places.
Posted Jun 24, 2004
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1/5
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Almost Heroes
(1998)
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Frank Ochieng
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A forgettable farce with no flavor...utterly flaccid and foolish. It wastes the comedic capabilities of Farley and Perry who deserve much better
Posted Jun 24, 2004
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4/5
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4 Little Girls
(1997)
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Frank Ochieng
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Immensely gripping in its outrage and poignancy. Nobody knows how to bring the disdain of racial to the forefront like the skilled Spike Lee
Posted Jun 24, 2004
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4/5
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Bang the Drum Slowly
(1973)
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Frank Ochieng
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Finally, a baseball melodrama with a full count of emotional impact. Hancock's narrative delivers the right pitch of intensity
Posted Jun 24, 2004
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2/5
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Rocky Marciano
(1999)
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Frank Ochieng
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Rocky Marciano was a knockout of a fighter to say the least. It's too bad Winkler's movie about him carries no particular punch
Posted Jun 24, 2004
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