‘Detour’ Review: An Undercooked Mystery-Thriller
Jide Okeke’s 2021 film, Detour, is a mystery thriller about a journalist, Tara, played by Jemima Osunde, who wakes mysteriously in a forest without any memory of who she is or how she got there. […]
AFRIFF 2024: ‘Dynamite’ Review
AFRIFF: Music exists at the core of Uche Aguh’s Dynamite, a short film in which a music star`s facade of perfection dissolves as she finds new love in the most familiar of places: her band. […]
From Recreating Nollywood Classics to Making Her Acting Debut in a Showmax Epic: Meet the Multitalented Miss Ezeani
Chinaza Clara Ezeani’s love affair with acting ignited at a tender age when she was captivated by the on-screen magic of Ini Edo and Jim Iyke in The Cat. Inspired by these actors, she embarked […]
‘The Weekend’ Review: Uzoamaka Aniunoh is the Star and Victim in Daniel Oriahi’s Get-Out-esque Thriller
Daniel Oriahi‘s Get-Out-esque, Tribeca returnee, The Weekend, is the latest Neo-Nollywood horror submission. Written by Egbemawei Dimiyei Sammy, Vanessa Kanu, and Freddie O. Anyaegbunam Jr., The Weekend explores the vagaries of familial relationships. Family sticks […]
What Can Nollywood Do to Get More Women into Technical Roles?
The growing dominance of female filmmakers in Nollywood shows a significant rise in women’s participation in the Nigerian film industry. Over the years, women have increasingly taken on roles as directors, screenwriters, and producers, driven […]
Mo Abudu’s Major Media Partnerships
In the business of striking groundbreaking industry deals, no one does it like Mo Abudu. From hosting the popular talk show Moments With Mo to becoming the first woman to launch a pan-African TV channel, […]
Movies And TV Shows Available in Nigeria in September 2024
All confirmed to be available in Nigeria in September 2024, you will find the titles in four categories, further listed in order of their release dates: – Nollywood Movies (and select African countries)– Nollywood TV […]
Uzoamaka Aniunoh: ‘With Difficulty Comes Ease’ Tested My Limits—And I Loved Every Minute
In the critically acclaimed film, With Difficulty Comes Ease, Uzoamaka Aniunoh embodies the role of Zainab, a recently widowed Muslim woman. She is stuck within the confines of her mother-in-law’s home and mandated to complete […]
Which of These Nollywood Film Club Unpopular Opinions Are Really Unpopular?
In a bid to keep up the spirits after a beautiful outing with With Difficulty Comes Ease, Nollywood Film Club decided to spill their hearts out with opinions only very few might agree with. In […]
‘Tokunbo’ Review: Ramsey Nouah’s Crime Thriller Delivers Cheap Thrills in a Rough Ride
After his directorial debut with Living in Bondage sequel, which earned him a Best Director award at the AMVCA, Ramsey Nouah’s follow-up effort, the remake of Rattlesnake, was highly anticipated. Despite his promising role as […]
Inkblot’s ‘When Love Strikes’ Kicks Off This September, Starring Osas Ighodaro and Natse Jemide
Inkblot Productions is reportedly gearing up to release When Love Strikes, a heartwarming football-themed movie set to hit cinemas this September. The film features a star-studded cast led by AMVCA-winning actor Osas Ighodaro and rising […]
10 Nollywood Films About COVID and Other Pandemics
It’s been almost 5 years since COVID-19 began—and even longer since the Ebola outbreak—yet echoes of the pandemic remain in unique ways (or maybe it’s just the economic inflation reminding us of darker times). Lives […]