Film and TV

John Trengove
In Conversation With South African Filmmaker John Trengove, Director of “The Smell of Apples”

“There’s this complicated relationship that I will always have with who I am and where…

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives
BFI London 2026: Daniel Oriahi’s “The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives” Adaptation Is Entertaining, Occasionally Sharp, and Less Brave Than Its Source

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives remains an entertaining domestic drama, enlivened by its…

Starlomo
“Starlomo” Review: Kayode Kasum’s Film Has the Right Ingredients but Can’t Quite Put Them Together

Starlomo finds the right setting and a compelling cultural premise, but its underdeveloped screenplay prevents…

Jason Jacobs
BFI London 2026: In Conversation with Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar on Community, Memory, and Telling Unseen Stories in “Variations on a Theme”

“The film’s inspiration came from conversations that we had with my grandmother, Hettie. One thing…

The Autograph of Nothingness
“The Autograph of Nothingness” Review: Moses Ipadeola Crafts a Portrait of Loneliness That Feels Distant

The Autograph of Nothingness understands loneliness as a concept; it is less successful at making…

LCA! Film Festival 2026
LCA! Film Festival 2026 Dispatch: The Return and Reintroduction of a Trailblazing Nigerian Film Festival

Contained in this dispatch are brief reviews and commentaries on the five films on the…

Nora Awolowo
In Conversation with Nora Awolowo and Damilola Osikoya on Setting a Guinness World Record with “Black Market” Screening

“We didn’t have that kind of infrastructure readily available. We basically had people who believed…