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 […]
July Newsletter: June Review, and Preview of July Movies & TV Shows
This newsletter edition covers the following (click on the title to skip to the section): Introduction News That We Couldn’t Cover Non-review essays in June June reviews Highlights of July movie releases Highlights of July […]
The Romanticization of Females- A Closer Look at ‘The Fisherman’s Diary’
“when the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful”
Movie Review: ‘Ayinla’ and “Chronicles of a Death Foretold”
In 1981, a year after Waheed Ayinla Omowura’s death, the Colombian writer, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, published a novel, titled, “Chronicles of a Death Foretold”. The story begins the morning of Santiago Nasar’s death. Santiago has […]
‘My Village People’ Review: A Salad of Old Nollywood and Neo-Nollywood
Deus ex My Village People
‘Confusion Na Wa’ Review: A Good Thing Has Happened to Kenneth Gyang’s Film
now streaming on Netflix.
Movie Review: Moses Inwang’s ‘Lockdown’ is a Gripping Story that Loses its Spark
Lockdown is a new comedy-drama directed by Moses Inwang. The movie follows the story of different strangers with separate agendas, but similar urgency, locked down in a hospital due to the admittance of a foreign […]
‘Gold Statue’ Review: Tade Ogidan Aims for Gold in Neo-Nollywood Style
Tade Ogidan was a household name between the late 90s and the early 2000s. He was behind movies like Dangerous Twins, Madam Dearest, Diamond Ring, amongst other daring titles that I remember enjoying with my […]
‘One Lagos Night’ Review: Frank Donga and Ikponmwosa Gold Embark on a Heavenly Mission that Lacks Heavenly Guidance
One Lagos Night fails and I know why.
‘All Na Vibes’ Director, Taiwo Egunjobi, Discusses His Filmmaking Style, Recurring Politics, and Ambitions
Taiwo Egunjobi is ready to take the needed time to develop his craft, marketing it might only be his least favourite.