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. […]
AFRIFF 2024: ‘Phoenix Fury’ Review
AFRIFF: To weave a fictionalized past and present into a working tapestry of film is a test of many aspects of the process: the writing must be tight and every excess must be trimmed; the […]
AFRIFF 2024: ‘The Man Died’ Review
AFRIFF: To adapt a book is a struggle of ideas, to adapt a Soyinka book is a struggle of ideas and style, to adapt The Man Died is a struggle of ideas, style, form and […]
The 10 Best Nollywood Movies of 2021
The question came up, “why ten?”. I took time to ponder, “it could be 25, we should even be listing 50. It’s a celebration of movies for Christ’s sake”. But the industry is not there […]
Best Nollywood Directors in 2021
A film director has a style, and after multiple projects, a pattern is detectable, even when working across different genres and eras. Their influence, depending on the kind of project, can be seen and felt […]
Best Nollywood Actresses and Actors in 2021
Welcome to our ranking of the best performers in the Nollywood movies we watched this year. We reviewed quite a number of Nollywood movies, and one argument that has repeated itself throughout the year is […]
2021 AMAA Winners List: Nigerians are Given Five More Reasons to Anticipate Eyimofe’s Return
The African Movie Academy Awards 2021, hosted by actress-comedian Chigul, took place on Sunday night. Representing Nigeria were Eyimofe, Omo Ghetto: The Saga, La Femme Anjola, Ayinla, Shadow Parties, and Oba Bi Olorun in various […]
‘Alter Ego’ Movie Review: The Wrong Story at a Wrong Time
Alter Ego is one of the less than a dozen movies Omotola Jalade has appeared in, in the last decade. This Moses Inwang (Lockdown) picture since its theatrical release in 2017 has found its way […]
Gulder Ultimate Search: Toke Makinwa Under Pressure, as Fans Agitate for Host Replacement
Written by Okediran AdeyemiTwitter : OkediranAdeyem1Instagram: Yemi_Write It is quite disheartening and pathetic to see, that the most anticipated television show in Nigeria, Gulder Ultimate Search, is not getting as much favourable reaction as a lot of the fans had thought […]
‘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 2021 Day Three: What is Nollywood Doing Wrong as the Industry Awaits an Oscar Nomination?
The second session on the third day was titled Oscars Race: Rules and Eligibility for Nigerian Submission for International Feature Category. It covered the frustrating relationship Nollywood has had with the Academy of Motion Picture […]
AFRIFF 2021 Day Two: Amazon Prime Video’s Strategy to Rival Netflix in Sub-Saharan Africa
The tenth anniversary of AFRIFF (Africa International Film Festival) opened on Sunday, 7th November 2021. Day 2 saw its first panel session: The Stakeholders: Amazon Prime Video Introduction to African Filmmakers. It was moderated by […]
Ndani TV’s ‘Love Like This’ Recap: Season 1, Episode 6, “Somewhere in the Middle”
Love does require to be watered through hardwork for it to blossom. Recall that the last episode was about bold and chicken steps, with Tamara kissing Nimi and Remi feeling scared to introduce Maka to […]
Trailer: Ini Dima-Okojie, Nancy Isime, Deyemi Okanlawon, Kate Henshaw in Dramatic-Thriller Four-Part Series ‘Blood Sisters’
Since the release of Chief Daddy 2 on new year’s day, Netflix has released a trailer for EbonyLife-produced dramatic crime-thriller, Blood Sisters, a four-part mini-series directed by Biyi Bandele (Half of a Yellow Sun) and […]
Ndani TV’s ‘Love Like This’ Recap: Season 1, Episode 5, “April Showers May Bring Flowers’’
Bold steps and chicken steps all keep the game rolling. It seems like Ndani TV listened and gave us more screen time with Maka and Remi, oops, and No Kamal and Abiye in this episode. […]
Film Mischief 2022: “Less is More” Standout Stars
23 quality low-budget independent films screened at the just concluded The Annual Film Mischief tagged as “Less is More”. While we could not catch every screening during the 4-day event, there are some stars—faces starring […]
The Annual Film Mischief 2022 Awards: ‘Songs of Ubong’ Wins Grand Cheese Prize, Kelvin Amamize Takes Top Writing Prize
The Film Rats Club, a community of filmmakers and film enthusiasts, took a leap into more in the film world by organizing a film festival. The inaugural edition of The Annual Film Mischief (TAFM) began […]
Ndani TV’s ‘Love Like This’ Recap: Season 1, Episode 4, “Phone Swap”
Hypocrisy flying around like wildfire. A better title for this episode would be “Hypocrisy” but I do get why the title ‘Phone Swap’ was chosen for episode four of Ndani TV’s series Love Like This. […]
TNC Africa Snags Three AMVCA Nominations, Co-Founder and CEO Olawale Adetula Reacts
TNC Africa, the year-old digital-focused TV production company, continues its meteoric growth as it’s just been recognised by one of the most prestigious entertainment awards in Africa, the AMVCA (Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards) during […]
Film Mischief 2022: Meet Iyebiye ‘Kaizen Kreativ’ Adeitan, Creative Visual Designer Behind Your Favourite Nollywood Posters
Iyebiye Adeitan, popularly known as Kaizen Kreativ, is a Nigerian creative visual designer and illustrator. A graduate of Federal University Oye Ekiti, (FUOYE) with a BA in Theatre and Media Arts, Kaizen Kreativ has grown what […]
Film Mischief 2022 | 6 Questions with Akorede Azeez: Applying for the Netflix-UNESCO Competition, Experience as a Film Rat and Finding Her Voice as a Filmmaker
Akorede Azeez is a Nigerian filmmaker, one of the six finalists of the Netflix-UNESCO short film competition. She has been a Film Rats Club member for two years, a space with like-minded filmmakers and enthusiasts, […]
Film Mischief 2022: Meet Olakunle Martini Akande, The Editor Behind Play Network’s ‘Nneka The Pretty Serpent’ and AfMag’s ‘Venge’
Olakunle Martini Akande answers our questions about his work and role in Nollywood. Working as a finishing editor for AfricaMagic’s Venge (TV show) and an editor for Taiwo Egunjobi’s feature film, In Ibadan, one of […]