Shanty Town wants so much to be seen as proof that Nollywood can do intense crime and action. It wants to be gritty, edgy and explicit like the crime dramas that have...
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The “Set Up 2” Review: Chinaza Onuzo’s Latest Release Focuses on Aesthetics and Lacks Depth and Clarity
Set Up 2 is plagued by disjointed scripting. This is now a recurring flaw, visible in movies with monocratic leadership, having been written and directed by one person...
Like most voice notes, the tracks on this EP are brief, and none passes the three-minute mark… By Emmanuel Daraloye Tolulope “T-Classic” Ajayi had the year...
By Blessing Chinwendu Nwankwo With the upgrade in recent Nollywood productions, from 2016 till date, movie consumers have regained interest and built an anticipatory...
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“Silent Baron” Review: An Easily Forgettable Tale of Blinded Trust and Stolen Innocence
…the movie sells more as a display of failed trust than the consequences of drug trafficking… By Blessing Chinwendu Nwankwo The cases of drug abuse and drug...
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“Foreigner’s God” Review: A Good Story Ruined with Bad Accents and a Foreigner Nobody Needs
But if its white saviour narrative is its biggest problem, its most obvious flaw is that the movie is a feast of bad accents… By Vivian Nneka Nwajiaku I am always wary...
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...
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“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...
In 2011, Russian Sergio Mavrodi launched the MMM Global Ponzi scheme that had subsidiaries in many African countries. After the Ponzi scheme failed in Russia, it...
