While it is fine to give the local audience exactly what it wants, it is no crime to desire a bit of ambition from one of...
So, for now, I’ll say Kenneth Gyang and gang are on the way to mastery. ** For Gyang, this might not be a career-making film—he made Confusion...
The last time director Ishaya Bako was in the cinemas, he arrived on the wings of an EbonyLife production. It wasn’t very original. It wasn’t very...
Sitting in the dark with mostly white faces listening to Fela can be a bit uncomfortable—especially when the song playing alludes to slavery. “Why black man...
The last time Banky W was in a movie (Wedding Party 1 and 2), he had too little to do. In Anakle Film’s first production, Up...
Minutes into the new BB Sasore film “God Calling,” one thing becomes clear: the film’s computer-generated images are its star. Besides the devotion to Christianity, it is...
Spoiler alert: This review contains several spoilers. If you haven’t seen the movie Lionheart and want to not know what happened until you see it for...
There are a vast number of stars in the new Ebony Life film, Chief Daddy, but there is too little that matters. The plot is thin,...
“King of Boys” opens at a party thrown by Eniola Salami (Sola Sobowale). The governor is in attendance, as is the venerated Fuji maestro KWAM 1....
Three cheers for growth! Ayo Makun made commercial history with a mediocre movie, and then he did it again with a bad movie. He’s back with another...
The average Nigerian has probably heard about the concept of a spirit-spouse. Like most lovers, they are jealous and want to be the only one in...
The premise upon which “Lara and the Beat” is suspended is a familiar one: what happens when a family loses its fortune? It is the basis for...
Words run the world: On the internet, and in novels, magazines, films, songs, and even love letters. How do you make your own selection of words,...
Over the years the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) has shown it is not interested in assessing elements of quality filmmaking. Instead what it seeks...
The only way to meet the President of France as a Nigerian is to be a high-ranking politician or be very rich or famous. If none...
Mo Abudu has become unavoidable in Nollywood. If you work within the industry, she’s inescapable. If, like me, you work outside of it, you have to...
From its dialogue to its plot, Club, as directed Imoh Umoren has a single ambition: it wants to be smart. It doesn’t quite succeed. The film...
2018 has not been a very good year for Nollywood. It is almost June and the industry has not produced an Ojukokoro, a ’76, and certainly...
The boy meets girl-who-turns-out-to-be-a-psycho storyline has had various appearances on the big screen. Perhaps the iconic appearance is Fatal Attraction, where Michael’s Douglas’s boy happens to...
Mo Abudu is on a mission to restore happiness to Nigerian life. The Wedding Party famously ended with a celebration. The new picture Royal Hibiscus Hotel,...
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