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| Movies & TV Shows, 2016 |
A. MOVIES
Genre: Action/Thriller/Sci-Fi
1. Star Wars Episode I to VII
One repetitive story. Quite predictable. Why do people normally love this franchise?2. American Ultra (2015)
A CIA artificial intelligence program gone bad.
3. Wrong Turn sequel
Horror. Watch ye not of faint heart.
4. Bridge of Spies (2015)
1957. At the height of the Cold War, the US and USSR fear each other's nuclear capabilities and intentions. Both sides deploy and hunt for spies.
5. Extraction (2015)
Bruce Willis (Leonard Turner) is a highly trained CIA agent who is caught by a gang while trying to exchange "the CONDOR" (some highly classified telecommunications device.) His son (whose mother was killed some years back by a gang in retaliation) has to come and save him.
6. Jarhead 3 (2016)
A rookie member of the United States Marine Corps is sent to be part of the team protecting an ambassador in a Middle East county... and then, all hell breaks loose.
7. Heist (2015)
Rather boring. A father robs his former boss of 3 million dollars in order to meet the cost of his daughters treatment. Together with fellow robbers, they hold hostage a bus...
8. Ant Man (2015)
See the world through the eyes of an ant.
9. Intruders (2016)
A woman who has never left her house for 10 years (since the death of her father) is attacked by intruders who she ferociously attacks.
10. Barney Thomson (2015)
His name is Barney. He is a barber. And this is the story about the day he "moved chairs".
11. Mojin - The Lost Legend (2015)
A tomb treasure hunt in ancient China.
12. Victor Frankenstein (2015)
A former member of a circus and an ambitious scientist embark on making a man "from their own image".
13. The Last Witch Hunter (2015)
Van Diesel is the last witch hunter saving the world from the dominion and rule of an evil witch queen.
14. Sherlock - The Abominable Bride (2016)
Sherlock with his doctor friend Watson investigate the mystery of a murderous ghost bride.
15. Jane Got A Gun (2015)
Her name is Jane. It's 1864, she's a Western cowgirl, and she's got a gun.
16. Misconduct (2016)
A young lawyer works a case that really goes sooooouth.
17. London Has Fallen (2016)
The faked death of a Prime Minister leads to the assassination of several world leaders and the abduction of the POTUS right in the middle of London as a payback for the US killing a family member belonging to a terrorist group.
18. Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
A DC Comics special featuring their two superheroes first wrapped up against each other and later against one common evil.
19. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)
All hell breaks loose on every American in the Libyan town of Benghazi in a post-Ghadafi era.
20. The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)
A story about undying love, jealousy and betrayal.
21. Stand Off (2016)
A hired assassin kills a woman, a priest and her bodyguard at the graveyard when burying her husband. A small girl witnesses this and takes photos using her deceased mom's camera. The girl is saved by a man whose young son had recently died mysteriously.
22. Jason Bourne (2016)
I'm voting in this one as one of the best under this genre this year: a former CIA agent retaliates after being underground for a while in order to avenge the death of his father (a former agent too) and a friend who was killed while trying to expose the agency's killer programs.
23. Now You See Me 2 (2016)
Guys, magic is at it again!
24. Riot (2015)
A prison heist due to a drug deal gone bad.
25. Bastille Day (2016)
An American intelligence officer intervenes to solve a bomb attack in a French city. Those thought to have made and turned off the bomb were set up and the police end up being the plot's masterminds.
26. Mechanic Resurrection (2016)
Statham acts as an assassin for hire who later goes rogue for payback anf revenge.
27. The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
This is a narrative about one John Clayton, once a resident of the jungle, now turned envoy for the Belgian Kingdom inside the Congo.
28. The BFG (2016)
A Disney movie about a big friendly giant befriends a little girl and together they stop the threat of other man-eating giants on little children.
Genre: Animation
1. Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
Po continues with his adventures of saving the Valley of Peace, this time pawing away Tai, the chi-hungry villain.
2. Batman Bad Blood (2016)
The adventures of our one and only superhero in Gotham City continue as he does his thing with his "team".
3. Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016)
A movie for kids, I guess.
4. Angry Birds Movie (2016)
A hilarious tale of Mr Red and his friends as they deal with their anger issues.
5. Voltron: Legendary Defender Season 1 (2016)
A team of five cadets training as pilots find themselves in space as pilots of one war machine called "Voltron" which is a "defender of the universe".
6. Jungle Book (2016)
A boy raised by a group of foxes in the woods becomes the center of strife between various groups of animals.
7. Ice Age - Collision Course (2016)
A funny story of animals that escape and survive an asteroid apocalypse.
Genre: Real Life
1. Creed (2015)
A boy whose late father was a boxing champion gets in the ring too after resigning from his day job.
2. Adulterers (2015)
This movie paints a real picture of both a man's and a woman's wrath when they catch their spouses red-handed cheating on them. Adult material.
3. Waffle Street (2015)
A former debt trafficking financier is now a server at a Waffle House which he later plans to buy.
4. Traders (2015)
Let's summarize this movie in a few words: the things men do for money are unimaginable!!
5. The Intern (2015)
A retired widower goes back to work again but as an intern in a youth-filled startup.
6. Eye In the Sky (2015)
British intelligence exterminate suspects of the Nairobi West Gate attack in Eastleigh using drone surveillance.
7. Morris From America (2016)
A 13-year-old American black boy who now lives in Germany with his dad and who raps for fun makes friends with an older German girl.
8. Mothers' Day (2016)
Epic, real, funny and good. A movie that helps you celebrate and also see life from mothers' point of view.
9. Mr. Church (2016)
Eddie Murphy is a cook to a single mother suffering from cancer and her daughter... Then there are secrets, lies, life and death.
Genre: Comedy
1. Ride Along 1 (2014) and Ride Along 2 (2016)
Kevin Hart as a rookie cop.
2. Sisters (2015)
Two crazy sisters, one weird family.
3. Daddy's Home (2015)
A step dad and a deadbeat father are competing for the attention of two kids and their mother.
4. Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)
Yeah, it's some cool star-studded black comedy, but it's also trying to address some deeply rooted black people issues in there.
5. Kindergarten Cop 2 (2016)
Two detectives end up in a kindergarten school while working a case in which a former teacher at the school is the main suspect.
Genre: Christian
1. Priceless: She's Worth Fighting For (2016)
A movie by for KING & COUNTRY.
2. A Christmas Star
The story of Noelle, a girl with miraculous powers born on Christmas Eve, who stands together with her friends to save her village's pottery factory from being grabbed. Anyway, it's more of a family movie than it's a Christian movie.
3. Captive (2015)
A former drug addict and mom is held captive by a wanted criminal who just escaped prison.
4. Alone Yet Not Alone (2013)
It's 1744 and a nuclear family that just escaped slavery in Germany resettles in Philadelphia. The story is about two young sisters who survive after their father and brother are brutally murdered by Indian natives.
5. Ben Hur (2016)
A story of betrayal, forgiveness, zealotry and the struggles and survival of native Jews under Jesus' time under the infamous Roman regime.
6. God's Not Dead 2 (2016)
A movie borne out of the many events in the US in 2015 where many Christians faced persecution for standing for and defending the Gospel in a postmodern culture. PS: And for the first [precious] time, they included, within the plot, an accomplished Christian apologist and author, Lee Stroble.
7. The Young Messiah (2016)
A look into the life of young Christ Jesus.
8. Risen (2016)
The evidence for Jesus' resurrection as investigated and proven by a Roman Army officer.
Genre: Romance
1. Tristan and Isolde (2016)
Gothic romantic drama in Britain and Ireland.
2. Black Coffee (2014)
A painter is fired by his boss who snatches his girlfriend from him. He decides to make good of his unemployment and meets the love of his life. (Oh well, did I just say that?)
3. How to Be Single (2016)
A hilarious combination of various single people and their love stories in New York City.
4. It's Complicated (2009)
A divorced old couple (one remarried and the other still single) gets mixed up in an affair.
5. Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)
An old lady who just lost her mother [sic] fantasizes being in love with a young guy who's transferred to her work place.
2016's Overrated Movies
1. Steve Jobs (2015)
Alright, I forwarded the whole movie (documentary?) and ended up not watching it.
2. Chi-raq (2015)
So this was a documentary or what?
3. The Big Short (2015)
Seriously, was it comedy or stock exchange?
4. Zoolander 2 (2016)
I've never understood exactly what the fuss was about this movie.
5. Woodlawn (2016)
I would say it was an overrated Christian movie, no?
B. TV SHOWS
1. Person of Interest Season 4 and 5
2016 marked the end of one of the best TV shows ever!
2. How to Get Away With Murder Season 1 & 2
I watched a bit of it and got bored. I may resume watching it soon.
3. Power Season 3
Inside the life of a man with a double life.
4. Hand of God Season 1
I hear there is a second and final season coming soon. The concept was fair.
5. The Last Man On Earth
Comedy in an apocalyptic era.
6. Sanctuary
I think it bored me at season one... and that's from long time ago.
7. Master of None Season One
Awesome 10-episode comedy (rom-com) revolving around the life of an IndoAsian actor, Dev, while roaming the streets of New York.
8. The Mysteries of Laura
A series on the life of a detective mom of two naughty six-year-old boys. A bit boring.
9. Young & Hungry Season 2 to 4 (2015)
The tiny hilarious moments of Gabi and her group of friends continue in this epic sitcom/rom-com.
10. And Then There Were None (2015)
A three-episode miniseries from BBC. In August 1939, eight people, all total strangers to each other, are invited to a small, isolated island by a Mr. and Mrs. Owen where they mysteriously die one by one after each one of them is accused of multiple murders.
11. The 100 Season 3
The script writer has done something to this show that we always love and hate about Game of Thrones. No?
12. Marvel's Agent Carter Season 1 and 2
After war and the death of Captain America, Agent Carter becomes a double agent; running errands for Captain America's friend, Howard, and reduced to being a secretary-agent at the firm that is SSR (an American covert agency.)
13. Powers Season 1 and 2
A show about people with above normal powers called "powers" living together with normal people. It revolves around the life of a former power, his partner and a special police department in fighting and putting these powers in custody.
14. Graceland Season 3
This is a story about the work life and personal life of a group of US government detectives from different agencies living together in an abandoned house by the sea shore called Graceland.
15. Crossing Lines Season 1 to 3
A team of detectives with their work station at ICC in the Hague and with special capabilities join hands to solve cross border crimes.
16. Angie Tribeca (2016)
Get me some detective comedy. Survive on sarcasm.
17. Falling Skies Season 4 and 5
Falling Skies was epic. We'll miss you Tom Mason.
18. Fuller House (2016) Season 1
A classic remake of one of the greatest family sitcoms ever made. I just delayed picking up season 2. It's already out.
19. American Crime Season 1 and 2 (2015)
A murder case, crime, drama, parenting faults, racial biases and prejudices and religious fanaticism. I recommend all parents to watch this one. They'll know why after watching it.
20. Into the Badlands (2015)
An Asian guy is out to surviving in desolate lands that have no code nor rule of law.
21. Grandfathered (2015)
Comedy. A 50 year old former chef and now owner of a pop restaurant meets his 25 year old son who happens to have a daughter.
22. The Last Kingdom Season 1
Another Viking story with Wessex England and one Uhtred son of Uhtred at the centre of the tale.
23. Kevin From Work Season One.
Epic work comedy about a shy guy who has a crash on a lady workmate (later gets friendzoned) and is surrounded by a whole lot of weird colleagues.
24. Dominion Season Two
The rivalry fictious tale between archangel Michael and Gabriel in relation to one Alex and a city called Vega after God disappeared 25 years ago continues.
25. Tripped (Season One) (2016)
A funny miniseries about two guys living in multiple worlds.
26. Impastor Season 1 and 2
An identity thief pastor goes into a frenzy-full life in a small town in the countryside. Fox cancelled it after season 2.
27. The Last Ship Season 1, 2 and 3
An apocalyptic virus threatens to wipe out the entire universe. The only hope there is is in this ship, its captain and the crew.
28. Vikings Season 4
Rather boring until the last episodes. It's like the writer lost track of the floww of this story somewhere along the way.
29. Humans (2015)
A world of conflicts and life between humans and syntheic robots.30. Marvel Daredevil Season 1 and 2
A blind lawyer who is also a vigilante at night and his two friends are out to enact justice against all evil in Hell's Kitchen part of New York.
31. Containment Season 1 (2016)
A virus outbreak threatens Sector 6 of the city of Atlanta.
32. Preacher (2016)
This is a story about a ruthless conniving preacher, a vampire, weird (but mostly evil) people, two "angels" a.k.a. "government people", some funny power and a direct telephone line to heaven... to God. Funny, eh? Read a related story on Preacher here: US hit series ‘The Preacher’ was shot in Kenya staring local actor Irungu Mutu
34. Agent X (2015)
John Case, a secretive special ex-CIA agent under the Veep of the US is assigned special tasks while protecting the interests of his country.
35. The Blacklist Season 2
I love delaying watching some shows, this one included. And I'm loving it... The search for criminals on the list continues as revealed by one Reddington.
36. Lucifer (2015)
The life and adventures of a fictional Lucifer.
SOME NEWS
1. NETFLIX announced it's entrance into the Kenyan pay TV market on January 6 at #CES2016.
2. ‘Of Kings and Prophets’, ABC’s controversial Old Testament epic story depicting the life of King David... was canceled after airing two episodes.read the whole story here.
3. War Room (a Christian film from last year) won Inspirational Film of the Year award at the 2016 GMA Dove Awards.
4. Here is IMDb's 2016 Golden Globe Awards, IMDb's 100 Best Adventure movies (by listed user) and here is this year's (2017) list of shows that have been renewed or cancelled. Also, I hear that 24 and Prison Break will be back this year. Let's wait and see.
Bonface Morris.
