Film and TV

First Features Project
Twelve First Films Later: What Did the First Features Project Actually Produce?

The real measure of the First Features Project will not be twelve credits on twelve…

Love and Life
“Love and Life” Review: Reuben Reng’s Debut Has Three of Nollywood’s Best and Doesn’t Know What to Do With Them

At two hours and three minutes, Love and Life is a long journey without a…

Filmmaking
Filmmaking Within the Frame of Neglect

Infrastructure in Nigeria does not merely fail; it asserts itself as a constant condition, a…

Nollywood
Nollywood’s Political Unconsciousness and the Critic’s Quagmire

If films are inherently political, if all films have something to say, though they may…

Variations on a Theme
MIFF 2026: “Variations on a Theme” Is a Masterpiece That Occasionally Forgets to Trust Itself

Variations on a Theme is proof that the most political act available to cinema is…

Chronicles from the Siege
MIFF 2026: “Chronicles From the Siege” Is the Film That Says What Politics Has Failed To

With Chronicles from the Siege, Abdallah Al-Khatib proves that cinema is indeed political and that…

Dao
MIFF 2026: Alain Gomis’ “Dao” Is a Three-Hour Act of Cultural Memory That Earns Every Minute It Asks For

Dao is the kind of film that announces its ambitions in every frame and then,…

Zikoko Life
“Zikoko Life” Review: Big Cabal’s Anthology Mostly Finds Its Rhythm in Its Second Edition

If this is what a second edition looks like under pressure to match its predecessor,…

Alechenu
“Alechenu” Review: A Potent Social Commentary Undone by Its Untapped Narrative Potential

Alechenu does well in its pursuit of social relevance, but the narrative is dampened by…