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“Love Lives Here” Review: Norman Maake’s RomCom is a Fairy Tale that Sticks to its Story

There’s a lot to unpack from Love Lives Here, but the most prominent is that…

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“Far from Home” Review: Netflix’s Formulaic Nigerian Young Adult Series is Bingeable but Falls Short

Far from Home doesn’t deliver as strongly as the pioneers of its genre, home or…

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Netflix’s “Far from Home” Premieres in Lagos

Far from Home is Nigeria’s first Young Adult Netflix Series. By Editor  Netflix’s Young Adult…

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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…

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“Finding Hubby 2” by Femi Ogunsanwo Contains Bad Decisions, Regrets, Vengeance, and a Happily-Ever-After Ending

The movie, Finding Hubby 2 brings a lot of intriguing themes to life but does…

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Kunle Afolayan’s Legacy Endures in Netflix Fantasy — Further Consideration of “Anikulapo”

The bottom line is that Anikulapo is, by Netflix-Nigerian standards, a dutiful breed of culture-inspired…

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“Collision Course” Review: Bolanle Austen-Peters Makes a Social Commentary on Police Brutality. But to What End?

With Collision Course, Austen-Peters allowed something very similar to the very distasteful way violence was handled…

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“The Throne” Review: A Banal Tale about the Hunger for Power

The problem with The Throne is that it doesn’t have much of an entertainment value.…

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“Nairobby” Review: Greed and Division Rule in Jennifer Gatero’s Tense but Monotonous Post-Heist Thriller

Gatero weaves a tale of lies and deceit within a tale of crime and romance,…

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“Lockdown” Review: Moses Inwang’s Pandemic Movie Feels Like a “93 Days” Wannabe

Lockdown keeps a bunch of people, many of whom are strangers, literally locked down in…