Film and TV

Bride of the Year
“Bride of the Year” Review: This South African Romcom Doesn’t Take Itself Seriously

Bride of the Year knows what it is, is comfortable being what it is, and…

African Filmmaking
African Filmmaking at the Crossroads of Oscars Reform and AI Ethics

For African cinema, the pathway expansion is a blessing in disguise at first glance. It…

Call of My Life
“Call of My Life” Review: Dammy Twitch’s Feature Debut Is a Cute Romcom for the Lover Girls

Call of My Life is genuinely romantic, truly comedic, and settles into familiar tropes without…

The Return of Arinzo
“The Return of Arinzo” Mistakes Nostalgia for Necessity [A Review]

Beyond cheap thrills, The Return of Arinzo falls apart when treated as part of a…

Efunroye
“Efunroye: The Unicorn” Review: Nollywood’s Most Politically Charged Historical Epic Chooses Devotion Over Truth

The film that genuinely reckons with Efunroye Tinubu will not be able to leave its…

Tiwa Medubi
Livespot360 MD, Tiwa Medubi Talks “Real Housewives of Lagos”, “LOL: Last One Laughing Naija” and the Business of Reality TV

“If we create something that’s authentically African, then there’s a bigger chance that someone will…

Trade by Bata
“Trade by Bata” Review: Biodun Stephen’s Culture-Clash Comedy Has One Brilliant Idea but Doesn’t Know What To Do With It

What Trade by Bata is really staging is a transaction in aspiration: the exchange of…

A Spark in the Dark
“A Spark in the Dark” Review: Akay Mason’s Melodrama Offers No Insights on Its Subject Matter

A Spark in the Dark is a film for which blindness is primarily a plot…

Michael
“Michael” Review: Biopic on King of Pop Overlooks Man in the Mirror

Michael reveals nothing that is not already well-established about the pop star, nor does it…

Evi
“Evi” Review: Uyoyou Adia Attempts a Do-Ever in a Music-Themed Story of Gambles and Second Chances

Evi feels like a do-over, as much for its director as for its eponymous protagonist.…