The film becomes the first Nigerian film to be included in the streaming platform in 2023. By Editor The Wait, Nigerian faith-based film directed by Yemi Morafa and...
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“Ẹlẹṣin Ọba” Review: Netflix’s “Death and the King’s Horseman” Adaptation Is a Play, Not Really a Film
Ẹlẹṣin Ọba’s commitment to its source material, the play, is at once a blessing and a curse. If literature is all that it is, it would be satisfactory as is. But as a...
Lockdown keeps a bunch of people, many of whom are strangers, literally locked down in a hospital after a patient tests positive for the fictional but deadly holo virus…...
By Blessing Chinwendu Nwankwo With the upgrade in recent Nollywood productions, from 2016 till date, movie consumers have regained interest and built an anticipatory...
The movie further exposes the relationship between the gambler and the betting company, as well as the religious gullibility of the public and their desperate need for a...
“The Wildflower” Review: Biodun Stephen’s Winning Streak Continues in New Film About Gender-Based Violence
The film’s(The wildflower) mostly well-written screenplay exposes Nigeria’s rape culture, exploring the perceived normalcy of problematic behaviour while also...
Criticisms against Nollywood have often zeroed in on the quality of its storytelling — its attention to detail and overall coherence and smarts. Blood Sisters is...
By Vivian Nneka Nwajiaku If you have been paying any attention to Nollywood or Netflix, or if you’ve just been minding your business but somehow found yourself scrolling...
“Blood Sisters” Review: Netflix’s First Nigerian Original Series is EbonyLife’s Dramatic Comeback
…even if most of the details of the plot will be easily forgotten, Blood Sisters will be remembered for standing out in a sea of unimpressive Netflix-Nollywood...
“City Hustlers” Review: Asuelime’s Underwhelming, Starstruck Version of Mike Ezuruonye’s “Lagos Real Fake Life”
With a plot similar to Jumoke Olatunde’s 2016 Diary of a Lagos Girl, and Mike Ezuruonye’s 2018 Lagos Real Fake Life, City Hustlers is rather underwhelming… By...