Search Results for: "Femi Adebayo"

“Strangers” Review: Does Biodun Stephen’s Mystery Drama Pass as a Good Film?

With Strangers, the journey is more important than the destination. At the very least, it’s…

The Griot
Adeoluwa Owu’s “The Griot” is Simple and Soothing but Fails to Reach its Potential as an Epic

…in The Griot, tragedy is handed out easily, like wine at a tasting party… By…

“The Woman King” Review: Revisionist History in an Otherwise Excellent Hollywood African Historical Epic

The Woman King builds a world that looks very African, so much so that it…

charge and bail
“Charge and Bail” Review: Inkblot’s Courtroom Drama is a Legal Comedy in Every Sense

What Charge and Bail really is, is a legal comedy. And I mean that in…

Kissing
The Performance of Purity: Nollywood, Kissing and Nigeriaʼs Faux Conservatism

The outrage over kissing is not the expression of ancient tradition. It is the performance…

Behind The Scenes
“Behind The Scenes” and the Business of Being Funke Akindele

Until the economics of cinema-oriented Nollywood change, films like Behind The Scenes will continue to…

Nollywood
30 Nollywood Films That Explore African Spirituality and Tradition

Across generations, these films have returned to the same core questions: Who are we? What…

cinematographer-director
20 Prolific Cinematographer-Director Collaborations in Nollywood

As far as Nollywood is concerned, there’s a growing number of directors who have consistently…

Red Circle
“Red Circle” Review: Akay Mason’s Energetic Thriller Delivers on Its Ambitions

Everything in Red Circle is intentionally designed to trigger a reaction. And even where the…

AMVCA
AMVCA 2025: What Are We Really Celebrating?

Does the AMVCA reflect the true diversity and excellence of African cinema, or does it…