Search Results for: "Femi Adebayo"

Family Brouhaha
“Family Brouhaha” Review: Femi Adebayo’s Solo Debut Is a Dysfunctional Film About a Dysfunctional Family

In Family Brouhaha, what we have is a group of people who are fundamentally badly-behaved…

Seven Doors
“Seven Doors” Review: Femi Adebayo’s Directorial Debut is Impressive

Despite some VFX and minor storytelling flaws, Seven Doors is an impressive film that makes…

Jagun Jagun Review
“Jagun Jagun” Review: The Femi Adebayo-Produced Action-packed Yoruba Epic is Impressive but Forgettable

There is precisionist attention to technical detail in Jagun Jagun. Sadly, that pedantic attention is…

“King of Thieves” Review: Femi Adebayo’s Epic Sets a New Standard for Nollywood

But if this is the minimum standard for the coming big-budget epic movies from Anthill…

Summer Rain
“Summer Rain” Review: Adenike Adebayo-Esho’s Film Anchors a Promising Romance That Fizzles Away

With unhandy direction and an unwieldy screenplay, Summer Rain crumbles under the weight of its…

Ayòbámi Adébáyò’s “A Spell of Good Things” Sheds Light on Inequality in Modern Nigeria

With A Spell of Good Things, Ayòbámi Adébáyò calls us to be aware of these…

Tomorrow I Become a Woman
With Aiwanose Odafen’s “Tomorrow I Become a Woman,” The Modern Feminist Nigerian Novel Continues To Mature

Aiwanose Odafen’s novel has entered popular feminist discourse, calling our attention once again to the…

sexual violence
Dear Nollywood, Stop Using Sexual Violence as a Plot Device

There is a way to portray sexual violence onscreen, even in Nollywood, and that way…

Geoblocking
How Geoblocking and Cinema Scheduling Bias Undermine Distribution in Nollywood

It becomes clear that while geoblocking is a significant barrier to Nollywood’s global reach, cinema…

producer-director
20 Prolific Producer-Director Collaborations in Nollywood

These producer-director duos in Nollywood have consistently brought out the best in each other. By…