‘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. […]
‘Ile Owo’ Review: Wavering Plot Frustrates Bold Horror Outing
Over the years, the horror genre has not been extensively explored by Nollywood. However, Dare Olaitan (Dwindle) breaks this barrier with his new horror movie, Ile Owo, which the director has said leans more into the […]
GreoH Studios Releases Official Character Posters for ‘Brotherhood’, Sets September 23 Release
With the release of an official poster, the wait for Loukman Ali’s crime-action Brotherhood has yet been extended. Brotherhood, which is set to tell the story of twin brothers on opposite sides of the law […]
‘Glamour Girls’ Review: Nollywood Classic Remake Falls Short of the Glitz
Glamour Girls is a remake of the 1994 Nollywood classic of the same title albeit with a different plot and set in contemporary times. There are too many parallel plots in this movie to be […]
Wings, Guns and Planes: When Cinema and Military Join Forces
Eagle Wings is one of the most exploratory films Nollywood has put out, this time with the support of the Federal government. Nollywood has not enjoyed much investment from non-industry players, including the government. In […]
From Festival Screenings to Cinemas: Ebuka Njoku’s ‘Yahoo+’ Sets July 1st Release
After a successful screening at The Annual Film Mischief, a festival for quality low-budget films, Ebuka Njoku, the director-producer of Yahoo+, hinted during a Q&A at the festival about the film going to cinemas. With […]
Dare Olaitan: ‘Ile Owo’ Set to Serve as Test for a Bigger Horror Project, Igberaga
Just before the release of his new film, Ile Owo, which will open on the 24th of June, 2022, in cinemas, director Dare Olaitan spoke to ShockNG in an interview where he discussed what he […]
‘The Order of Things’ Review: A Look at Dr Sid’s Directorial Feature Debut
Here we go again, another improperly adapted Hollywood plot. The Order of Things tells the story of a geeky nerd’s search for love in the messy dating pool of Lagos. Tunde (Timini Egbuson) has his […]
‘Crushed Roses’ Review: A Melancholic Duet of Broken Hearts
Crushed Roses is a tale of two friends whose feelings fail to meet halfway; although they get their hearts in the right place, their timing is inaccurate. Zainab (Toluwanimi Osaile) and Wale (Temilolu Fosudo) are […]
Gbemi Akinlade on playing Maka in ‘Love Like This’, Gen Z Culture and Her Season 2 Expectations
An actress and a medical student, Gbemi Akinlade (Day Of Destiny) finds herself on two paths we could consider extremely wide apart. In Ndani TV’s latest YouTube series, Akinlade embodies Maka, a young girl who […]
Movies and TV Shows Coming in June
In May, Tunde Kelani’s Ayinla (Netflix) and Biodun Stephen’s A Simple Lie (cinemas) were our critic picks. Looking forward to June, Nollywood psychological thriller House of Money (Ile Owo) is set for cinemas, Dr. Sid’s […]