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Gingerrr
“Gingerrr” Review: Yemi Morafa’s Film Is a More Chaotic, Less Memorable “Sugar Rush”

Gingerrr is yet another loud Nollywood blockbuster that dies on the altar of excess and…

Freedom Way
“Freedom Way” Review: Nigeria’s Systemic Dysfunction Is on Loud Display in Afolabi Olalekan’s Debut Feature

Freedom Way uses its characters and its Lagos setting as a microcosm of Nigeria and…

“Gangs of Lagos” Review: In Jade Osiberu’s Crime Thriller, Pre-Electoral Manipulation, Defeated Dreams, and Friendship Take Center Stage

Gangs of Lagos, like Brotherhood, isn’t fiction. It is a cinematic exploration of our lives…

Director Diji Aderogba is Telling Conscious Stories with Film and Twitter

“For me, film is a powerful tool to tell insightful, educating, entertaining stories. Also, it…

Anikulapo
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…

How Women are Constantly Objectified in Nigerian Comedy

Objectifying women involves treating them as objects of sexual fantasies, or sexualising parts of their…

Celebrity Giveaway Culture in Nigeria: Goodwill or Branding Tactic?

It is difficult to pinpoint the advent of the giveaway culture and how it has…

Movie Review: Tunde Kelani’s “Ayinla” Delights With Great Acting, But Lacking In Plot

By Vivian Nneka Nwajiaku Now and then, Hollywood goes crazy about biopics. In recent years…

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…

“Shanty Town” Series Review: What Exactly Is this Ultraviolent and Relentlessly Grim Crime Drama Trying to Prove?

Shanty Town wants so much to be seen as proof that Nollywood can do intense…