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 […]
Short Film Review: Fatimah Binta Gimsay’s ‘Ijo’
Dance has been employed in various ways throughout film history. In Footloose (1984), it’s a symbol of teenage rebellion and expression. More recently, Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit (2019) ends with the main characters dancing in […]
25 Most Anticipated Nollywood Movies Coming in 2022
These 2022 Nollywood releases could range from festival screenings to audience releases via streaming services or cinemas. There are also possibilities that we won’t see some of them this year, however, they should remain on your radar.
‘Superstar’ Review: Nancy Isime Shines in a Middling Drama from Akay Mason
Sofia Coppola (Somewhere, The Beguiled) often frames her characters gazing out of car windows, quiet and deep in contemplation, desperately searching for answers to their plight as the outside world carries on with its business. […]
The Biggest Revelations from King of Boys Documentary, ‘The Making of a King’
Directed by Michael ‘Ama Psalmist’ Akinrogunde (Ghost and the Tout Too) and narrated by Teniola Aladese (Superstar), the King of Boys documentary is another exclusive Netflix title co-produced by Kemi Adetiba. Making of a King […]
Fatimah Gimsay Discusses Writing in Nollywood Television, Her Writing Initiative ‘Hello July’ and Her Cross-Culture Inspirations
Fatimah Gimsay—an ambitious multihyphenate—desires to fulfill beautiful storytelling regardless of her role behind the scenes.
Editi Effiong Discusses his Directorial Feature-Length Debut, ‘The Black Book’, Nollywood’s Million Dollar Budget Project
Speaking on a CNN segment “Empowering the next generation of African creatives”, Editi Effiong prides himself on telling the next generation of African stories under his production banner, Anakle Films. Editi Effiong, who has worked […]
‘Chief Daddy 2’ Review: Perhaps This is What the Audience Deserves
Perhaps not. Maybe, as some have rightly hypothesized, we have given the audience far too much credit than deserved. After all, there is no proper yardstick to measure this audience’s intelligence or to prove that […]
What You Need to Know About ‘Unintentional’, RedTV’s First Feature Film: A Story of Love, Loss and Recovery
Unintentional is a feel-good love story that follows Sefi Madaki (played by Omowumi Dada) and her best friend Rosy (Beverly Osu) on a journey of self-discovery after a tumultuous heartbreak at the start of their national youth service year.
Movie Review: ‘Tanwa Savage’ is a Story in Transition
Tanwa Savage is a 2021 film written and directed by Geshin Salvador. It stars Uzor Arukwe (Jola), Linda Osifo (Zainab), Bimbo Ademoye (Tosin), and Nkechi Blessing Sunday (Ngozi) as the principal characters. With an improbable […]
Movie Review: ‘Christmas in Miami’ is Devoid of Everything that Makes an Intelligent Comedy
At this point, a silent comedy film would do for Ayo Makun’s reprisal role as Akpos and that is if there would be another (which would most likely happen at this point). With his comedic […]