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 […]
‘Bruised’ Review: The Problem with Creed and Overcomplexity of Halle Berry’s Jackie Justice
In Halle Berry’s directorial debut, Bruised, the first scene opens with a POV of Jackie Justice taking the beating of her life for a couple of minutes. Not able to take the beating any longer, […]
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 […]
Retro Review: ‘Home Alone’ is Immortal
The most interesting thing about rewatching Chris Columbus’ 1990 film, Home Alone, is seeing Joe Pesci play Harry Lime and be a goofy burglar. It is to watch Macaulay Culkin in retrospect, knowing all the […]
‘King Richard’ Review: An Ace in Acting Performances
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) gave the world a closer view of Will Smith’s acting prowess, having been more widely known for his comical role from his 90s Fresh Prince days. King Richard is another […]
