There is a subtle shift in modern Nollywood romantic comedy from family to work. Well, maybe it’s not a shift but an expansion. For many years,...
Often, I think about a line from a piece by the Nigerian author, Tola Rotimi: “Families are everybody’s first war.” Recently, I had cause to remember that...
Okay! So finally, the legal battle took a swerve when Justice Ibrahim Buba lifted his ban on the exhibition of the film. I happened to witness...
There’s a clickbait headline you may have come across. “Rita Dominic loses her mind in the trailer for The Guest.” Well, that is only one-third the...
Director & Producer – Chioma Onyenwe Cast – Bimbo Akintola, Wale Ojo, Linda Ejiofor, Ibukun (IBK) SpaceshipBoi, Ade Bantu and Kehinde Bankole. Genre- Drama Year- 2016 *** The...
*Spoiler Alert* Plot twists revealed Ok so yesterday, I took my pretty self to the cinemas at 8:30pm to see Kunle Afolayan‘s “The C.E.O”. I can think...
How did it all start? Chioma Akpotha as broadcaster asks a group of women in the first scene of Wives on Strike. There’s no spoiler in...
The film Suru L’ere, directed by Mildred Okwo, provides a reviewer with a rather unusual problem. Ninety percent of the film is watchable, enjoyable even, and every...
Nothing prepares you for the disappointment that is Out of Luck. Not the title, that slick 3-word, 3-syllabled compact phrasing. Not the trailer, which having seen...
In 2015, Walter Taylaur’s Gbomo Gbomo Express has inherited that peculiar hand-me-down: the not-your-typical-Nollywood film praise. Earlier films to receive that poisoned chalice include Tango with...
Lagos is a scary place and no one should tell you different. Actually, no one tells you different. Not the books like Toni Kan’s Night of...
In O-Town, director CJ Obasi proves he is his own greatest subject. His earlier film was a zombie flick. Perhaps awed by the audacity of the...
Living in the past can have its upside and downside. One must decide if taking a journey to the past is well worth it before embarking...
For a lot of cinephiles, they probably admitted this ages ago, so apologies for arriving at the party a bit late. So here it goes… DAVID FINCHER...
The last morning of a holiday is a strange period: long enough to mull over the things you didn’t get around to doing, but too short...
Director: Luc Besson Writer: Luc Besson Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Min-sik Choi Check out the full cast and crew here So, I was about to...
We dedicate this review to an Asset which the Nigerian Movie industry lost Yesterday April 29th, Amaka Igwe. May your soul rest in peace Ma. Directed...
Directed by: Desmond Elliot, Niyi Akinmolaran (Assistant Director) Written by: Uduak Isong Oguamanam, Kehinde Joseph and Vivian Chiji. Produced by: Emem Isong. Starring: Clarion Chukwurah, Kanayo...
Directed By: Desmond Ovbiagele, Onyekachi “Lucky” Ejim Written by: Desmond Ovbiagele Starring: Omoni Oboli, Wale Ojo, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Bimbo Manuel, Dede Mabiaku, Onyekachi “Lucky” Ejim, Femi...
Directed By: Kenneth Gyang Written By: Tom Rowlands-Rees Stars: O.C Ukeje, Gold Ikponmwosa, Ali Nuhu, Ramsey Noauh, Tony Goodman Synopsis Set in a Nigerian City,’ Confusion Na Wa’ is a dark...
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